α-fetoprotein involvement during glucocorticoid-induced precocious maturation in rat colon

Figure 4 Morphological changes in colons of suckling rats treated with or without hydrocortisone, hydrocortisone + mifepristone and mifepristone alone. Villous height (A) and crypt depth (B) were determined. Each data point (± SD; bars) is the mean of four independent trials. C: Pups received saline; HC: Pups received hydrocortisone; HC+M: Pups treated with both hydrocortisone and mifepristone; M: Pups treated with mifepristone only. ^aP < 0.05 vs control animals;^dP < 0.01 vs hydrocortisone-treated animals.