Effects of maternal methyl donor intake during pregnancy on ileum methylation and function in an intrauterine growth restriction pig model

Table 6 Effect of maternal MET supplementation on the ileum morphology of newborn piglets

Item	Treatments				SEM	P-value
Item	CON_IUGR	CON_NBW	MET_IUGR	MET_NBW		BW	MET	BW × MET
Villus height, μm	531.74	657.64	561.61	572.48	43.03	0.16	0.56	0.24
Crypt depth, μm	59.99	71.43	74.40	68.65	4.40	0.54	0.21	0.07
Villus height/Crypt depth	8.79	9.57	8.24	9.95	0.78	0.13	0.92	0.57
Goblet cell density, number/mm²	574.25	541.35	548.43	563.84	35.75	0.83	0.97	0.54

CON_IUGR CON group with IUGR piglets, CON_NBW CON group with NBW piglets, MET_IUGR MET group with IUGR piglets, MET_NBW MET group with NBW piglets
n = 10 in each group

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