Research Article

Methionine-Mediated Regulation of Intestinal Structure and Lipid Transport in the Rice Field Eel (Monopterus albus)

Table 7

Effects of deficient and optimum methionine diet on the intestinal sections stained with H&E (×100 and ×400) of M. albus after 8 weeks ().

ItemM0M8 value

IVH1<0.001
CD2<0.001
IMT3<0.001
AIGC40.084

Values showed as . Values were considered not significantly different at . 1IVH: intestinal villus height (μm); 2CD: crypt depth (μm); 3IMT: intestinal muscular thickness (μm); 4AIGC: amounts of intestinal goblet cells per root.