Table 1 Weights (mg) of organs from rats weaned at 3 weeks of age and fed control (C), medium Maillard (MM) or high Maillard (HM) containing diets for 1 or 4 weeks.

From: Structural and immunoendocrine remodeling in gut, pancreas and thymus in weaning rats fed powdered milk diets rich in Maillard reactants

 

C

MM

p

HM

p

1 week

Thymus

470.0 (392.5–487.5)

350.0 (321.5–365.0)

0.0429

350.0 (327.5–395.0)

ns

Spleen

597.5 (533.8–650.0)

450.0 (415.0–560.0)

ns

440.0 (387.5–515.0)

ns

Pancreas

445.0 (412.5–470.0)

475.0 (417.5–490.0)

ns

425.0 (425.0–452.5)

ns

Small intestine

6,180.0 (5,288.0–6,788.0)

5,935.0 (5,793.0–6,460.0)

ns

6,440.0 (5,815.0–6,878.0)

ns

Large intestine

1,010.0 (897.5–1,078.0)

840.0 (690.0–907.5)

ns

805.0 (755.0–840.0)

0.0278

4 weeks

Thymus

860.6 ± 168.1

715.0 ± 76.5

0.0278

704.9 ± 130.1

0.0183

Spleen

873.5 (699.3–1054.0)

835.0 (771.0–884.0)

ns

817.0 (612.0–950.0)

ns

Pancreas

955.0 (876.0–1056.0)

925.0 (860.0–937.0)

ns

802.0 (753.0–876.0)

0.0067

Small intestine

9,164.0 ± 1,653.0

8,524.0 ± 1,251.0

ns

8,040.0 ± 1,294.0

ns

Large intestine

1,521.0 ± 243.6

1,488.0 ± 195.6

ns

1,323.0 ± 180.4

ns

  1. Values from rats fed 1 week are expressed as median (interquartile range), n = 4. Kruskal–Wallis followed by Dunn´s multiple comparison test. Values from rats fed 4 weeks are expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range), n = 10–11. One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett´s multiple comparison test or Kruskal–Wallis followed by Dunn´s multiple comparison test), p = p value as compared to C, ns = no significant differences compared to C.
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