Therapeutic effect of Streptococcus thermophilus CRL 1190-fermented milk on chronic gastritis

Figure 4 Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive mucus on the mice gastric mucosa. A: Thickness ratio of the mucus gel layer to the lamina propria mucosa in corpus and antrum mucosa. B: Representative photomicrographs of corpus mucosa from the various groups. Sections were stained using PAS reagent. Values represent mean ± SE of the mean for 5 mice. ^aP < 0.05 compared to the healthy group (H), ^bP < 0.05 compared to the gastritis group (G). Original magnification: × 400. Arrows indicate thickness of mucus layer.