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Table 4 Glucagon, somatostatin, phospho-histone H3, and cleaved caspase-3 immunoreactive cells per every 1 mm2 of different parts of common moorhen digestive tract

From: Anatomical, histochemical, and immunohistochemical observations on the gastrointestinal tract of Gallinula chloropus (Aves: Rallidae)

Part

GCG

SST

PHH3

C.CASP3

Esophagus

3 ± 1.3a

ND

32 ± 6.4a

28 ± 6.7a

Stomach

PV

SE

12 ± 3.5b

7 ± 1.65b

119 ± 13.7d

73 ± 15.5b

SPG

10 ± 2.6b

13 ± 2.6c

112 ± 14.2d

71 ± 16.8b

DPG

46 ± 10.1c

53 ± 11.0d

105 ± 7.6d

69 ± 18.3b

IS

2 ± 0.8a

3 ± 0.9a

107 ± 14.3d

36 ± 10.6a

VE

ND

ND

57 ± 10.5b

29 ± 8.5a

Small intestine

DU

76 ± 14.1d

ND

83 ± 4.9c

29 ± 6.0a

JU

82 ± 16.9d

7 ± 1.9b

109 ± 12.8d

64 ± 13.7b

IL

96 ± 17.3d

ND

84 ± 5.1c

35 ± 8.4a

Large intestine

CE

49 ± 10.8c

ND

128 ± 25.8d

83 ± 29.9b

RE

47 ± 11.5c

ND

61 ± 7.2b

34 ± 8.9a

  1. Different superscript letters within the same column indicate statistical significance
  2. C.CASP3 Cleaved caspase-3, GCG Glucagon, PHH3 Phospho-histone H3, SST Somatostatin, PV Proventriculus, SE Surface epithelium, SPG Superficial proventricular glands, DPG Deep proventricular glands, IS Isthmus, VE Ventriculus, DU Duodenum, JU Jejunum, IL Ileum, CE Cecum, RE Rectum, ND Not detected