Measurements Anterior intestine of grass carp
Diameter of the organ (µm) 6546.22 ± 41.15
Thickness of the wall (µm) 2344.23 ± 6.05
Diameter of the lumen (µm) 1857.76 ± 37.17 28.37 %
Thickness of mucosa (µm) 1951.42 ± 28.30 83.24 %
Number of mucosal folds/ cross section 58.85 ± 9.0
Height of mucosal folds (µm) 1901.07 ± 7.06 81.09 %
Width of mucosal folds (µm) 160.84 ± 11.52
Height of the epithelium (µm) 39.16 ± 2.25 1.67 %
Thickness of submucosa (µm) 69.67 ± 2.34 2.97 %
Thickness of muscularis (µm) 356.46 ± 8.22 15.20 %
Table 2: Morphometrical analysis of anterior intestine of grass carp as well as their relation (%) to the wall measurements: (the values were represented by mean ± standard error).