Table 1

Mucosal thickness and wet weight in 21 day control and resected animals and 10 day control, resected and epidermal growth factor (EGF) treated resected animals

Mucosal thickness (μm) Wet weight (g/cm)
10 days
 Control459 (12) (n=18)1.08 (0.21) (n=6)
 Resected654 (30) (n=9)1-150 1.79 (0.51) (n=7)1-150
 Resected + EGF630 (27) (n=10)1-150 1.76 (0.36) (n=11)**
21 days
 Control494 (13) (n=10)1.28 (0.23) (n=6)
 Resected689 (18) (n=7)** 2.28 (0.46) (n=9)**
  • 1-150 p<0.05 v control; **p<0.01v control.