Ethanol induced gastric mucosal damage: the effect of sensory ablation and sialoadenectomy. Microscopic assessment (grade 3 damage; mean (SEM) %)
| Intact innervation | Sensory ablation | |
| Sham operation | ||
| Solvent | 27.5 (3.4) | 21.3 (4.2) |
| EGF | 10.7 (3.6)3-150 | 27.5 (7.2)† |
| Capsaicin | 4.3 (2.1)3-150 | 32.5 (3.7)† |
| Capsaicin + EGF | 7.5 (3.1)3-150 | 28.2 (9.0)† |
| Sialoadenectomy | ||
| Solvent | 25.1 (6.8) | 33.8 (3.5) |
| EGF | 16.0 (4.1) | 36.5 (5.4)† |
| Capsaicin | 2.5 (2.5)3-150 | 31.7 (5.7)† |
| Capsaicin + EGF | 7.8 (3.1)3-150 | 25.5 (4.5)† |
↵3-150 p < 0.05 versus respective solvent groups; †p < 0.05 versus respective intact innervation groups.