. 2006 Dec 21;12(47):7635–7641. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7635

Table 1.

Transit of the marker (phenol red) in the different segments of the intestinal tract during 1 h after the dose ingestion (mean ± SD)

Group	Small intestine				Colon
	1^st quarter	2^nd quarter	3^rd quarter	Last quarter	Proximal
Sorbitol (%)	91.94 ± 8.74	84.56 ± 10.2	69.66 ± 15.42	44.22 ± 19.68	2.48 ± 2.09
S + RG (%)	87.40 ± 9.05	76.39 ± 10.4	56.97 ± 16.04	36.48 ± 17.96	3.07 ± 2.27

Values indicate the amount of marker (phenol red) passing into the following segments, as a percentage of the total marker that entered that particular segment.