Parameter | Effect of microflora | Effect of fibre | Interaction |
Enterocytes | p < 0.05 | ||
Villous stromal cells | Increased; p < 0.05 | ||
Villous goblet cells | Increased; p < 0.01 | ||
Crypt goblet cells | Increased; p < 0.05 | ||
Total goblet cells | Increased; p < 0.01 | ||
Endocrine cells | Increased; p < 0.001 | ||
Submucosal arterioles | Increased; p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
Crypt branching 10% | Increased; p < 0.01 | ||
Crypt branching 90% | Decreased; p < 0.001 | Increased; p < 0.001 | p < 0.05 |
Length | Decreased; p < 0.05 |