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Table 2 Epithelial electrical properties of the duodenum of sedentary and swimming rats

From: Long-term swimming in an inescapable stressful environment attenuates the stimulatory effect of endurance swimming on duodenal calcium absorption in rats

Electrical property

2 weeks

4 weeks

6 weeks

8 weeks

Sedentary (n = 4)

Swimming (n = 4)

Sedentary (n = 8)

Swimming (n = 8)

Sedentary (n = 6)

Swimming (n = 8)

Sedentary (n = 6)

Swimming (n = 8)

PD (mV)

6.74 ± 0.51

6.23 ± 0.65

6.02 ± 1.23

6.25 ± 0.57

7.32 ± 0.36

5.93 ± 0.69

7.40 ± 0.72

4.30 ± 0.33***

Isc (μA/cm2)

66.79 ± 8.04

48.99 ± 4.76

52.48 ± 9.86

62.71 ± 7.47

70.08 ± 7.91

57.21 ± 9.43

63.39 ± 3.37

37.76 ± 4.92***

TER (Ω cm2)

108.03 ± 11.03

130.92 ± 6.97

120.74 ± 8.92

106.38 ± 8.49

111.29 ± 8.39

119.85 ± 14.77

118.39 ± 7.14

122.02 ± 6.20

  1. *** P < 0.001 compared with the corresponding sedentary group