Ghrelin immunoreactive cells in the fundic mucosa of Mongolian gerbils
| 17 weeks | 23 weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 9) | H pylori (n = 6) | Control (n = 12) | H pylori (n = 11) | |
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01 compared with controls at 17 weeks; ††p<0.01 compared with control at 23 weeks. | ||||
| Ghrelin immunoreactive cells (No/0.1 mm2) | 16.1 (1.0) | 10.1 (1.0)* | 17.3 (0.8) | 12.3 (0.7)†† |
| Total cell number (No/0.1 mm2) | 677.2 (21.4) | 792.3 (15.0) | 681.5 (12.8) | 772.6 (35.6) |
| Ghrelin immunoreactive cells (%) | 2.4 (0.1) | 1.3 (0.1)** | 2.6 (0.1) | 1.7 (0.1)†† |