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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Apr 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr. 2006 Jan;136(1):64–69. doi: 10.1093/jn/136.1.64

TABLE 1.

Cecal pH, BA concentration, cell proliferation and apoptosis in piglets administered C, I, L, or L + I formulas1

C I L L + I
Cecal pH 6.8 ± 0.2a 6.5 ± 0.2ab 6.7 ± 0.1a 6.0 ± 0.2b
BA, mmol/L 2.7 ± 0.6 1.9 ± 0.6 1.1 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.4
BA, mmol/kg dry wt 8.7 ± 3.2* 2.0 ± 0.7 2.4 ± 0.8 3.4 ± 1.9
PI, Total crypt 0.24 ± 0.03a 0.14 ± 0.02b 0.12 ± 0.03b 0.22 ± 0.03a
PI, Lower 40% crypt 0.41 ± 0.06a 0.24 ± 0.03bc 0.17 ± 0.05c 0.34 ± 0.06ab
φh, Upper 40% crypt 0.25 ± 0.05 0.22 ± 0.04 0.25 ± 0.08 0.40 ± 0.06
Fractional apoptosis 0.29 ± 0.13 0.14 ± 0.04 0.35 ± 0.13 0.09 ± 0.03
1

Values are means ± SEM. n = 4–9/group, except *n = 3, group C, BA, mmol/kg dry weight. Means in a row without a common letter differ, P < 0.05.