Fig. 3.
Effects of chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) on oxidant status of small intestine in Sprague Dawley rats under heat stress. CON group, control group fed the basal diet; HS group, basal diet and heat stress; HSC group, basal diet with 200 mg/kg COS and heat stress. A1–F1, duodenum; A2–F2, jejunum; A3–F3, ileum; MDA, malondialdehyde; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; CAT, catalase; GSH, glutathione; T-AOC, total anti-oxidant capacity. Values are mean ± SE. *P<0.05.