Table 2.

Comparisons among the IEL holes from the mesenteric arteries of DOC/NaCl-treated and control Wistar rats

Group	LMA	SMA
Percent hole
Wistar	3.11 ± 0.24 (6)	17.0 ± 1.2* (5)
DOC-N	2.59 ± 0.21 (5)	15.6 ± 2.0* (4)
DOC-H	3.44 ± 0.33 (6)	9.8 ± 0.8 (6)
Hole number
Wistar	12.8 ± 1.5 (6)	53.6 ± 2.7 (5)
DOC-N	11.2 ± 0.9 (5)	52.8 ± 3.6 (4)
DOC-H	16.8 ± 2.0 (6)	44.0 ± 3.8 (6)
Hole width (µm)
Wistar	1.77 ± 0.09 (6)	4.72 ± 0.13* (5)
DOC-N	1.50 ± 0.09 (5)	4.79 ± 0.37* (4)
DOC-H	1.55 ± 0.08 (6)	3.96 ± 0.18 (6)
IEL circumference (µm)
Wistar	688 ± 62 (6)	1577 ± 55 (5)
DOC-N	626 ± 9 (5)	1610 ± 42 (4)
DOC-H	766 ± 49 (6)	1663 ± 19 (6)

^*Significantly different from DOC-H. Numbers in brackets signify n value (number of animals) for each group.

LMA, large mesenteric artery; SMA, superior mesenteric artery.