Table 4. Effects of CGA on the Cell Cycle Phase Distribution in the Intestine of Weaned Pigsa.
| treatments |
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| items | CON | CGA | p-value |
| Duodenum | |||
| G0G1 phase cells (%) | 80.41 ± 3.01a | 72.28 ± 5.36b | 0.04 |
| S phase cells (%) | 14.55 ± 2.31 | 18.04 ± 3.69 | 0.16 |
| G2M phase cells (%) | 6.12 ± 1.02 | 8.96 ± 4.20 | 0.24 |
| PI | 20.42 ± 2.19 | 27.18 ± 5.73 | 0.07 |
| Jejunum | |||
| G0G1 phase cells (%) | 80.26 ± 2.43a | 68.68 ± 5.82b | 0.01 |
| S phase cells (%) | 11.64 ± 3.34b | 17.65 ± 2.28a | 0.02 |
| G2M phase cells (%) | 8.21 ± 2.84 | 8.96 ± 1.37 | 0.80 |
| PI | 19.80 ± 2.95b | 28.00 ± 2.24a | <0.01 |
| Ileum | |||
| G0G1 phase cells (%) | 63.84 ± 3.75 | 68.96 ± 5.22 | 0.39 |
| S phase cells (%) | 21.86 ± 2.50b | 28.63 ± 4.59a | 0.04 |
| G2M phase cells (%) | 6.30 ± 0.57 | 10.01 ± 1.86 | 0.10 |
| PI | 37.89 ± 4.09 | 29.02 ± 3.77 | 0.08 |
a
Results expressed in means ± SEM, n = 8 pigs/group. CON, pigs receiving a basal diet; CGA, pigs receiving a basal diet supplemented with 1000 mg/kg CGA; and PI, proliferating index. a,bMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).