Quantitative histology, ELISA, and total fluid luminal content after administration of several algal sulphated polymers (25 mg/l)
| Percent of cavitated mucus cells | Number of mucus cells/crypt | n |
Mucin (μg/mg DNA) | Total fluid content (mg/cm) | n | |
| Control group | 10.6 (2.4) | 29.8 (1.6) | 6 | 131.9 (6.5) | 89.7 (2.3) | 10 |
| Ulvan | 29.9 (2.0)2-150 | 30.3 (1.0) | 6 | 367.3 (32.7)2-150 | 113.5 (5.6) | 8 |
| Fucoidan | 14.8 (2.1) | 32.2 (1.1) | 5 | 254.3 (30.2) | 107.8 (12.7) | 6 |
| Carrageenan iota | 13.8 (2.9) | 30.7 (1.5) | 5 | 179.4 (22.1) | 101.8 (12.7) | 6 |
| Carrageenan kappa | 12.4 (1.7) | 28.9 (2.2) | 4 | 135.3 (35.1) | 140.4 (13.1)2-150 | 5 |
| Carrageenan lambda | 14.1 (2.3) | 30.5 (1.4) | 4 | 162.8 (37.5) | 123.5 (14.3)2-150 | 5 |
Values are mean (SE). n = no of animals.
↵2-150 p<0.05 compared with control group.