A Proliferative rates measured by the percentage of BrdU staining cells per crypt in mice undergoing either 50% or 75% small bowel resection (SBR) or transection of the bowel with reanastomosis alone (sham). Both SBR groups showed increased proliferative rates compared to shams. * = p<.01, ** = p<.005.
B Percent change in rates of enterocyte proliferation after small bowel resection (SBR). No significant difference was found for the relative proliferative change between 50% SBR and 75% SBR groups after normalizing for sham values (p=NS).