Fig. 3.

Assessment of the mobility of (A) 100 nm and (B) 500 nm bile salt coated carboxylated polystyrene beads through small intestinal mucus ex vivo from pigs fed Control (open circles) or OM10 diets (closed circles). Mean squared displacement values were calculated over 50 frames (1.85 s for 100 nm beads and 25 s for 500 nm beads) and used to derive a Stokes viscosity (inserts). The viscosity is presented as the mean ± sem, n = 5. Statistical significance was determined using Students t-test (**P < 0.01 vs control Diet).