Table 1 Median score of structural examination using Hematoxylin-Eosin staining.

From: Inflammatory and morphological changes in the colon reflect early aging induced by d-galactose in rats

Structural parameter

Gal (median ± SD)

Control (median ± SD)

p

Epithelial damage

1 ± 0.00

0 ± 0.42

0.00a

Cellular infiltration

3 ± 0.00

1 ± 0.29

0.00a

Smooth muscle damage

2 ± 0.68

0 ± 0.52

0.00a

  1. aKruskall Wallis test.