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. 2010 Oct 26;2011:972838. doi: 10.5402/2011/972838

Table 1.

Fluid transfer in intestine of the rats fed on palm oil diets.

Groups Body weight range (g) Serosal fluid transfer
(ml/g sac/30 minutes)
Mucosal fluid transfer (ml/g sac/30 minutes) Gut fluid uptake
(ml/g sac/30 minutes)
Control 280–310 0.195 ± 0.004 0.609 ± 0.009 0.414 ± 0.009
FPO 280–320 0.198 ± 0.005NS 0.559 ± 0.007NS 0.360 + 0.005NS
TPO 270–290 0.182 ± 0.058NS,  a 0.293 ± 0.006∗∗∗,  b 0.195 ± 0.004∗∗∗,  b

Each value represents mean + SEM, for 20 sacs in 5 rats; NS: not significant versus control;

***P <  .001 versus control; anot significant versus FPO; b P <  .001 versus FPO.