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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Oct;47(10):1865–1873. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.05.008

Figure 2. Stool retention and colonic transit in HB-EGF KO and WT mice.

Figure 2

(A) Representative photograph showing increased stool retention in HB-EGF KO mouse colon; (B) weight of retained colonic contents in WT and HB-EGF KO mice. n=6 animals/group; (C) average number of stool pellets passed per hour in WT and HB-EGF KO mice. n=5 animals/group; (D) stool wet weight in WT and HB-EGF KO mice. n=5 animals/group; (E) stool water content in WT and HB-EGF KO mice. n=5 animals/group; and (F) glass bead expulsion time. n=8 animals/group. All data are represented as mean ± SEM. *p<0.05, **p<0.01. SI: small intestine; Ce: cecum; Co: colon.