Table 9. Effects of turmeric supplementation on ileum morphology

Item	Control	Turmeric	SEM	p-value
Villus height (μm)	396.77	409.70	16.65	0.596
Crypt depth (μm)	281.47	245.33	13.74	0.096
VH:CD	1.42	1.68	0.08	0.040
Villus width (μm)	143.62	169.88	11.65	0.145
Villus area (μm2)	30,919	36,862	3,571	0.270
Number of goblet cells	15.67	13.83	1.17	0.246

VH:CD, villus height-to-crypt depth ratio.