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Copyright ©The Author(s) 1996.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 25, 1996; 2(1): 44-50
Published online Mar 25, 1996. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v2.i1.44
Table 3 Quantitative changes of cAMP, DNA, Zn, Cu, ZnO and CuO levels in gastric mucosa from the various intestinal metaplasia groups
Intestinal metaplasiacAMPDNAZnZnOCuCuO
1 Non-intestinal metaplasia15.63 ± 1.06 (n = 15)10.95 ± 1.32 (n = 9)3.27 ± 0.61 (n = 14)1.62 ± 0.64 (n = 14)4.66 ± 0.62 (n = 14)2.67 ± 0.53 (n = 14)
2 Small intestinal metaplasia9.55 ± 1.62 (n = 20)15.62 ± 5.04 (n = 13)2.44 ± 0.44 (n = 11)0.71 ± 0.10 (n = 11)3.51 ± 0.66 (n = 11)1.62 ± 0.32 (n = 11)
P value< 0.001< 0.01< 0.001< 0.001< 0.01< 0.001
3 Colonic intestinal metaplasia4.35 ± 0.93 (n = 22)29.99 ± 12.41 (n = 17)1.51 ± 0.51 (n = 16)0.31 ± 0.09 (n = 16)2.48 ± 0.68 (n = 16)1.07 ± 0.09 (n = 16)
NO 1:3 P< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.01< 0.001
NO 2:3 P< 0.001< 0.00< 0.001< 0.0< 0.001< 0.001