Figure 2: Photomicrograph of saline / water treated group (A1, H&Ex100) and saline / honey treated group (A2, H&Ex400) showing that the mucosa of the jejunum forms finger-like projections comprising the epithelium and lamina propria. The predominant cell in the epithelium is composed of columnar cells with basally located nuclei which are evenly aligned. Interspersed between the enterocytes are the oval, mucins secreting goblet cells. Deep cavities, the crypts of Lieberkühn, are present between the villi. The saline / water treated group and the saline/honey treated group showed strong Ki-67 immuno reactivity in nuclei of cells of crypt and villi (A3, immunohistochemistry ×100), and moderate cytoplasmic reaction to Bcl-2 seen in the epithelia and lamina propria (A4, immunohistochemistry ×400).