Table 1.
Group | n | Wet feces weight (g) | Fecal pellets (n) | Fecal water content (%) |
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NH | 8 | 8.40 ± 0.37 | 19.25 ± 1.01 | 17.53 ± 1.73 |
NMS + RS | 8 | 10.20 ± 0.35a | 27.88 ± 1.16a | 32.43 ± 1.59a |
High dose | 8 | 8.92 ± 0.39 d | 22.00 ± 1.46c | 22.51 ± 2.61c |
Middle dose | 8 | 9.02 ± 0.36 d | 22.63 ± 1.31c | 22.31 ± 2.47c |
Low dose | 8 | 9.18 ± 0.31 d | 23.38 ± 1.38b,d | 24.14 ± 1.63b,d |
Pinaverium bromide | 8 | 8.90 ± 0.33 d | 22.50 ± 1.31c | 22.01 ± 2.84c |
P < 0.01,
P < 0.05, versus the normal control (no handling [NH]) group.
P < 0.01,
P < 0.05, versus the neonatal maternal separation (NMS) + restraint stress (RS) group.
Data are expressed as the mean ± SE (n = 8 rats/group).