Ethanol induced gastric mucosal damage: the effect of sensory ablation and sialoadenectomy. Macroscopic assessment (mean (SEM) % damage)
| Intact innervation | Sensory ablation | |
| Sham operation | ||
| Solvent | 26.7 (5.6) | 22.2 (3.2) |
| EGF | 8.4 (1.6)1-150 | 33.6 (8.7)† |
| Capsaicin | 0.2 (0.2)1-150 | 19.6 (3.2)† |
| Capsaicin + EGF | 0.5 (0.2)1-150 | 24.0 (8.9)† |
| Sialoadenectomy | ||
| Solvent | 25.3 (6.9) | 26.6 (2.8) |
| EGF | 16.1 (3.2) | 31.4 (5.8) |
| Capsaicin | 0.8 (0.6)1-150 | 26.0 (9.1)† |
| Capsaicin + EGF | 2.2 (1.6)1-150 | 27.0 (6.7)† |
↵1-150 p < 0.05 versus respective solvent groups; †p < 0.05 versus respective intact innervation groups.