Basic Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2006; 12(27): 4318-4324
Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4318
Table 1 Incidence of microscopic lesions in stomach of rats treated with ethanol and mucilage from O. ficus-indica
ExperimentalgroupsParameters
Time(h)S. epithelium(disruption)Specializedcells (loss)PMNinfiltration
Controls-----------
Gastritis + saline0+++++/++++++
Gastritis + saline24++++++++
Gastritis + saline48++/++++/+++++
Gastritis + saline72+/++++/++
Gastritis + mucilage24++++++++
Gastritis + mucilage48++++++
Gastritis + mucilage72+--/++