Measurements Fundic region
Diameter of the organ (μm) 7467.92 ± 48.39
Thickness of the wall (μm) 2709.0 ± 47.42
Diameter of the lumen (μm) 2049.92 ± 71.09
27.44 %
Thickness of mucosa (μm) 1518.0 ± 59.85
56.03 %
Number of mucosal folds/cross section 9.50 ± 1.89
Height of mucosal folds (μm) 1279.25 ± 19.71
47.22 %
Width of mucosal folds (μm) 1336.13 ± 66.06
Height of the epithelium (μm) 26.6 ± 1.01
0.98 %
Length of gastric pits
(μm)
98.86 ± 3.98
3.64 %
Diameter of gastric glands
(μm)
17.0 ± 0.78
Height of glandular
epithelium (μm)
7.77 ± 0.36
Thickness of submucosa (μm) 350.44 ± 14.44
12.93 %
Thickness of muscularis (μm) 786.93 ± 8.31
29.04 %
Table 1: morphometrical measurements of fundic region in relation to the thickness of the wall of the stomach of catfish.