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Table 2 Colon ACF number (per rat) at 6 weeks after second carcinogen treatment.

From: Lack of efficacy of blueberry in nutritional prevention of azoxymethane-initiated cancers of rat small intestine and colon

 

Male

Female

Region

Control

10% BB

Control

10% BB

   Proximal Colon

1.9 ± 0.6

2.2 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 0.8

2.7 ± 0.8

   Middle Colon

92.7 ± 12.6

74.3 ± 9.0

77.7 ± 11.8

103.1 ± 9.9

   Distal Colon

47.1 ± 5.6

34.7 ± 3.0

42.1 ± 5.4 a

58.1 ± 5.3 b

  1. a, bindicate a significant difference between groups (P < 0.05); n = 15 animals of each gender for each diet group.
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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