Histopathological and parasitological study of the gastrointestinal tract of dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum

Table 4 Morphometrical analysis (μm²) to quantify amastigote forms of Leishmania in the gastrointestinal tract of symptomatic naturally infected dogs with Leishmania infantum from Municipality of Ribeirão das Neves, Belo Horizonte Metropolitan area, Minas Gerais (MG) state, Brazil

Gastrintestinal fragments	μm²	Gastrintestinal fragments	μm²	Statistical analysis (Friedman test) (p < 0,05)
Stomach	0,15	Duodenum	0,43	0,4687
Stomach	0,15	Jejune	0,05	0,1387
Stomach	0,15	Ileum	0,05	0,6451
Stomach	0,15	Cecum	0,05	0,0761
Stomach	0,15	Colon ⁺	0,05	0,0302*
Duodenum	0,43	Jejune	0,05	0,7917
Duodenum	0,43	Ileum	0,13	0,6919
Duodenum	0,43	Cecum	3,03	0,0565
Duodenum	0,43	Colon ⁺	4,73	0,0138*
Jejune	0,05	Ileum	0,13	0,3912
Jejune	0,05	Cecum⁺	3,03	0,0125*
Jejune	0,05	Colon⁺	4,73	0,0031*
Ileum	0,13	Cecum⁺	3,03	0,0486*
Ileum	0,13	Colon⁺	4,73	0,0417*
Cecum	3,03	Colon	4,73	0,6457

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