Baseline electrophysiological parameters in specimens grouped by site and associated pathological condition
| Specimen site | Pathological condition | n | Isc (μA/cm2) | PD (mV) | G (mS/cm2) |
| Small bowel | |||||
| Non-IBD | 79 (22) | 67.0 (4.0) | 3.5 (0.3) | 22.9 (0.8) | |
| Crohn’s disease | 125 (30) | 63.6 (2.7) | 3.5 (0.2) | 19.6 (0.5)** | |
| Large bowel | |||||
| Non-IBD | 186 (49) | 118.4 (3.9) | 11.6 (0.4) | 12.2 (0.4) | |
| Crohn’s disease | 46 (15) | 146.7 (11.6)** | 10.2 (1.3) | 18.9 (2.0) | |
| Ulcerative colitis | 34 (9) | 194.4 (16.2)** | 12.7 (0.9) | 15.1 (0.9)** |
Values are mean (SEM), n = number of tissues from (n) subjects.**p<0.01 compared with non-IBD specimens. Tissues bathed in chloride free solutions were not included in this analysis.