Fig. 2From: Bifidobacterium adolescentis protects against necrotizing enterocolitis and upregulates TOLLIP and SIGIRR in premature neonatal ratsNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) histological score of ileum in each group. Histological scoring of the terminal ileum of premature newborn rats in dam-fed (DF), formula-fed (FF), and formula + Bifidobacterium adolescentis (FB) groups (DF, n = 14; FF, n = 9; FB, n = 13). NEC-like intestinal damage was defined as scores  ≥  2. *indicates P  <  0.05Back to article page