Fig. 4.
Transepithelial electrical resistances (TEERs) of esophageal epithelium. In controls (naive animals), intraluminal acid infusion decreased TEERs of esophageal epithelium (control vs. acid: 110 ± 7 vs. 92 ± 20 Ω·cm2, P > 0.05, n = 6 in control and n = 9 in acid groups), and this decrease reached significance from animals pretreated with OVA inhalation (control vs. OVA + acid: 110 ± 7 vs. 70 ± 4 Ω·cm2, *P < 0.05, n = 6 in control and n = 6 in OVA + acid groups).