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. 1998 May;36(5):1260–1265. doi: 10.1128/jcm.36.5.1260-1265.1998

TABLE 1.

Mean concentration of ammonia in nasal cavity and tonsil of pigs on day 3 and mean pH of mucus in nasal cavity and tonsil of pigs on day 4 of the experimenta

Group Mean ± SD pH
Mean ± SD ammonia concn (mM)
Nasal Tonsillar Nasal Tonsillar
A and B 7.2 ± 0.288 6.9 ± 0.235 7.1 ± 2.657 3.7 ± 1.699
C and E 7.2 ± 0.310 6.9 ± 0.296 2.2 ± 1.140 0.5 ± 1.620
a

The numbers of pigs in each group were as follows: group A, n = 6; group B, n = 6; group C, n = 7; group D, n = 7; group E, n = 4.