Excretory Function of Intestinal Tract Enhanced in Kidney Impaired Rats Caused by Adenine

Figure 5

BUN in intestinal tract (mean ± SE, ). There were 20 segments of intestinal tract except cecum, and the content of BUN was expressed as μMole (molar concentration multiplying volume) per segment. BUN in every segment of intestinal tract in kidney impaired group was higher than that in normal group (a), and the total BUN in intestinal tract in kidney impaired group was also higher than that in normal group (b). Rats in kidney impaired group were intragastrically treated with adenine (400 mg/kg × 5 days), while those in normal group were treated with normal saline of the same volume. S, stomach; 1 to 18 at horizontal ordinate meant the 1st to 18th segment of small intestinal tract; 19 and 20 meant 2 segments of colon. versus normal group, , Student’s -test.

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