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Table 1 BTXvs. SALINE HCl production, body weight time-course parameters, food and water intake rates.

From: Botulinum toxin in gastric submucosa reduces stimulated HCl production in rats

 

BTX group

SALINE group

P

HCl production [μEq/4 hrs]

657.031 ± 848.735

(n = 24 *)

1246.645 ± 442.128

(n = 29)

<0.002

basal body-weight [g]

343 ± 51.65

(n = 26)

350 ± 48.95

(n = 29)

N.S.

k d : rate of weight loss after treatment [g day-1]

-2.326 ± 1.607

(n = 26)

-0.3739 ± 0.8827

(n = 29)

<0.0001

k g : rate of weight gain after nadir [g day-1]

2.003 ± 1.583

(n = 26)

3.423 ± 1.593

(n = 29)

<0.0025

t n : days from time 0 to nadir of body weight [day]

2.45 ± 1.13

(n = 26)

1.374 ± 1.382

(n = 29)

<0.004

k food : rate of food intake after treatment [g day-1]

20.016 ± 4.99

(n = 26)

26.881 ± 2.896

(n = 29)

<0.0001

k water : rate of water intake after treatment [g day-1]

38.619 ± 5.325

(n = 26)

51.868 ± 11.378

(n = 29)

<0.05

  1. * Two test tubes broke during centrifugation and datas were not available for HCl measurement.