TABLE 2.

Measurements in the small intestine of the Wistar and GK groups

Parameter	Wistar	GK
Intestine length (cm)	101 ± 5.1	103 ± 1.1
Serosal surface area (cm2)	157 ± 3.0	105 ± 3.6****
Estimated total number of myenteric neurons/mm2 (×106)	7.4 ± 0.4	5.0 ± 0.3****
Estimated total number of submucosal neurons/mm2 (×106)	4.4 ± 0.1	2.7 ± 0.07****
Intestinal transit time (min)	541 ± 17.7	715 ± 14.8**

Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM and comparisons were made using Student's t‐test.

^** p < 0.01;

^**** p < 0.0001.