Table 2. Mean (x) ± standard deviation (SD) of cells with signs of DHE in the entire intestine and proximal zone of hepatopancreatic epithelium in N. davidi.

The different letters (a, b) denote significant differences between organs within the complementary groups (Student t-test, p < 0.05; n = 5).

	Hepatopancreas	Intestine
Control group	2.8 ± 1.2a	1.3 ± 0.6a
14 days of starvation	13.2 ± 2.1a	12.7 ± 1.2a
4 days of re-feeding after 14 days of starvation	15.7 ± 4.4a	9.2 ± 4.3a
7 days of re-feeding after 14 days of starvation	5.4 ± 1.8b	2.0 ± 0.4a
14 days of re-feeding after 14 days of starvation	4.2 ± 0.6b	2.0 ± 0.4a