Table 3.
The electrical tissue resistance (Rt) in isolated jejunal and colonic mucosa of broilers after addition of glucose and DON.
| Parameters /Organs | Groups
|
SEM | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Inulin | |||
| 1- Jejunum | ||||
| Basal Rt (Ohm.cm2) | 342b | 330 | 36 | 0.477 |
| Rt after glucose addition (Ohm.cm2) | 360b | 336 | 38 | 0.186 |
| Rt after DON addition (Ohm.cm2) | 423a* | 369 | 47 | 0.070 |
| 2- Colon | ||||
| Basal Rt (Ohm.cm2) | 160 | 148 | 6 | 0.275 |
| Rt after glucose addition (Ohm.cm2) | 144 | 123 | 8 | 0.148 |
| Rt after DON addition (Ohm.cm2) | 139 | 127 | 6 | 0.284 |
Within the same column means with different superscripts are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05, Paired t test), The results are reported as means, SEM (pooled), (n= 5/treatment)