Table 2.

Ratio of the number of BrdU-positive microcolonies per mucosal length (mm) of a vertical section of the small intestine

Drugs	Day 4	Day 5
Saline	0.130 ± 0.006	0.264 ± 0.016
Nandrolone	0.132 ± 0.006	0.497 ± 0.030*
Gonadotropin	0.217 ± 0.037**	0.301 ± 0.058
Glucagon	0.071 ± 0.005†	0.436 ± 0.021**
Thyroxine	0.138 ± 0.021	0.338 ± 0.073
Thiamazole	0.174 ± 0.022	0.449 ± 0.034**
Growth hormone	0.128 ± 0.009	0.353 ± 0.055
Octreotide	0.166 ± 038	0.312 ± 0.046
Histamine	0.208 ± 0.030**	0.300 ± 0.097
Diphenhydramine	0.092 ± 0.012†	0.166 ± 0.035‡

Averages and the standard error for 3–4 mice are indicated. *P < 0.01, **P < 0.05 by one-way ANOVA using Dunnett Test for multiple comparisons with saline treatment as a control. ^†P < 0.05, by one-way ANOVA using Newman–Keuls Test for multiple comparisons with gonadotropin-treatment as a positive control. ^‡P < 0.01, by one-way ANOVA using Newman–Keuls Test for multiple comparisons with nandrolone-treatment as a positive control.