Table 5.

Effects of weaning on intestinal barrier function in jejunum of piglets

	Day postweaning
Items	0	1	3	7	SEM1
TER2, Ω·cm2	61.11a	57.18ab	49.53b	46.35b	3.72
FD43 flux, µg/cm2/h	1.06b	1.62ab	1.96a	2.23a	0.22

^a,bMeans within a row with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).

¹Standard error of means, n = 6.

²TER = transepithelial electrical resistance.

³FD₄ = fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran (4 kDa).