Effects of Jiawei Sijunzi Decoction on migrating myoelectric complex in 8.0 Gy irradiated rats

Table 3 Effect of Jiawei Sijunzi decoction on various phases and duration of cycle of ileal migrating myoelectric complex of rats irradiated with 8.0 Gy (min, mean ± SD)

Group	Time		No. of rats	MMC				Duration of cycle
				I	II	III	IV
Control	Before irradiation		5	3.5 ± 1.2 (2)	25.2 ± 5.3 (12)	5.8 ± 1.7 (7)	0.7 (1)	23.0 ± 11.9 (5)
	After irradiation	1 h	5 [2]	-	7.8 ± 1.2 (11)	3.0 ± 1.1 (9)	-	10.2 ± 5.2 (6)
		1 d	5 [2]	5.6 ± 1.7 (2)	24.3 ± 2.2 (4)	4.1 ± 0.2 (4)	-	32.0 ± 6.3 (2)
		3 d	4	-	60 ± 0 (4)	-	-	-
		5 d	3	60 (1)	60 ± 0 (2)	-	-	-
		7 d	1	60 (1)	-	-	-
Treated	Before irradiation		3	0.8 (1)	20.5 ± 6.2 (8)	3.2 ± 0.3 (7)	0.8 ± 0.2 (2)	29.4 ± 11.9 (5)
	After irradiation	1 h	3 [1]	-	18.4 ± 16.1 (3)	2.8 ± 0.5 (2)	-	13.1 (1)
		1 d	3 [2]	13.2 ± 8.8 (2)	18.3 ± 7.8 (4)	3.3 ± 0.7 (2)	-	35.2 ± 2.9 (2)
		3 d	3 [1]		26.0 ± 0.1 (2)	3.1 ± 0.1 (2)	-	28.9 (1)
		5 d	1 [1]	-	18.1 ± 12.5 (3)	2.5 ± 0.1 (2)	-	15.3 (1)
		7 d	1	60 (1)	-	-	-	-

[ ]: No. of animals showing MMC cycle; ( ): Appearance time; MMC: Migrating myoelectric complex.