Table 5.
Genotypea | Number of cells (mean±s.e.m.) | ||
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Mucous cells (Alcian blue+) | Enteroendocrine cells (Insm1+) | Brush cells (Dclk1+Insm1−) | |
Per crypt | |||
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Atoh1fl/+;Rosa26CreER/+ | 8.29±0.54 (138 crypts) | 4.24±0.16 (126 crypts) | 1.35±0.23 (126 crypts) |
Atoh1fl/fl;Rosa26CreER/+ | 0.138±0.035b (537 crypts) | 0.205±0.080b (237 crypts) | 14.1±1.78b (237 crypts) |
Per villus | |||
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Atoh1fl/+;Rosa26CreER/+ | 210±23.7 (31 villi) | 31.2±3.58 (34 villi) | 14.3±3.45 (34 villi) |
Atoh1fl/fl;Rosa26CreER/+ | 0.140±0.047b (98 villi) | 1.62±0.38b (50 villi) | 73.8±10.2b (50 villi) |
Data from 3 Tamoxifen treated mice of each genotype.
Significantly different from corresponding Tamoxifen treated Atoh1fl/+;Rosa26CreER/+ control results.