Fig. 4. Impact of sodium nitrite levels in cooked ham models (0 vs 90 vs 120 mg/kg) on MDF formation in rat colon.
A Number of MDF per colon, of mucin depleted crypts (MDC) per colon and crypts per focus for MDF with a multiplicity (i.e. the number of crypts forming each focus) higher than 2 crypts/MDF. B Number of MDF per colon, of MDC per colon and crypts per focus for MDF with a multiplicity higher than 4 crypts/MDF. Data were represented using scatter plots with bar (mean ± sem, n = 11), significance was determined by ANOVA followed by a Dunnett’s mean comparison test. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01.