Table 2. Villus length, muscular thickness, and goblet cell count in the intestine of red seabream (Pagrus major)

Intestine (n = 10) 0 week 12 weeks
Initial White Red Green Blue
Villus length (μm) 1,317.07 ± 55.48 1,804.88 ± 119.35ns 1,748.25 ± 76.31 1,959.08 ± 132.48 1,969.74 ± 91.65
Muscular thickness (μm) 133.34 ± 9.42 206.37 ± 11.64ns 199.6 ± 22.55 211.5 ± 7.09 218.09 ± 15.2
Goblet cell (cells / 1,000 μm²) 146.9 ± 13.09 182.5 ± 63.52ab 157.5 ± 29.88b 201.3 ± 42.97ab 215.1 ± 27.24a
Values are the mean ± SE (n = 10) of three replicates.
Values with different superscript letters within the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05).
no significant difference (p > 0.05).