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Gut 54:1085-1090 doi:10.1136/gut.2004.061481
  • Small bowel

Longitudinal mechanical tension induces growth in the small bowel of juvenile rats

Table 2

 Histological measurements of lengthened, unlengthened, and in situ bowel

Lengthened (n = 25) Unlengthened (n = 25) In situ bowel (n = 25)
Mucosal thickness (μm) 428 (90.2) 377 (45.5) 522 (131)
Muscular thickness (μm) 394 (43.9) 130.5 (35.3) 47.4 (10.0)
Villous height (μm) 340 (64.4) 234 (43.2) 372 (75.3)
Villous width (μm) 61.4 (17.2) 46.3 (8.74) 152 (27)
Serosa (μm) 44.7 (2.05) 30.5 (23.8) 17.2 (6.93)

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