Table 1.

Experimental groups of isogenic Lewis rats, classified according to nutrition status, oral and/or enteral diet administered after gastrostomy and standardised cutaneous dorsal wound

Groups	Animals (n)	Description
N(C)	10	Nourished; gastrostomy with saline + oral diet
N(S)	10	Nourished; gastrostomy with S + oral diet
N(A)	10	Nourished; gastrostomy with A + oral diet
M(C)	09	Malnourished; gastrostomy with saline + oral diet
M(S)	09	Malnourished; gastrostomy with S + oral diet
M(A)	09	Malnourished; gastrostomy with A + oral diet

N, nourished; M, malnourished; C, saline; S, standard enteral diet; A, enteral diet supplemented with arginine and antioxidants.