Figure 1.

Alteration of stool number and gastrointestinal transit ratio. (A) Alteration of the stool number during the experimental period. The number of stools was measured in No, Lop + Vehicle and Lop + QCT treated groups. The experimental schedule consisted of two Lop injections and one QCT treatment for three days. Chemical structure of QCT is represented in right box. (B) Transit ratio of charcoal meal. Total intestinal tract was excised from mice of subset groups treated with charcoal meal powder. Their morphology was observed using a digital camera. Arrows indicate the potion of charcoal meal. The total distance travelled by the charcoal meal from the pylorus was measured. The charcoal meal transit ratio was then calculated, using the total length of intestine and distance of charcoal meal. Data represent the means ± SD of three replicates. *p < 0.05 compared to the No treated group. #p < 0.05 compared to the Lop + vehicle treated group.