Table 1 Leucine-enkephalin – like immunoreactive nervous structures in the porcine descending colon

1

16.40

14.60

30.80

23.30

2

17.15

17.15

28.90

26.20

3

13.80

12.85

32.60

24.15

4

13.15

14.50

29.05

23.15

5

16.00

14.40

32.75

26.80

average

15.30 ± 0.77^a

14.70 ± 0.69^a

30.82 ± 0.83^b

24.72 ± 0.75^c

MP

CB²

1

5.06

5.13

9.25

6.12

2

5.23

5.15

12.06

8.63

3

4.53

3.80

9.92

6.10

4

4.38

4.30

11.44

7.60

5

5.10

5.62

14.73

6.05

average

4.86 ± 0.17^a

4,80 ± 0.33^a

11,48 ± 0.96^b

6,90 ± 0.52^c

NF³

average

++

++

++++

+++

OSP

CB²

1

1.90

1.58

8.70

8.26

2

3.05

3.38

8.76

8.68

3

2.80

3.58

9.15

8.46

4

2.90

1.38

8.60

8.15

5

3.64

3.93

8.35

8.75

average

2.86 ± 0.28^a

2.77 ± 0.53^a

8.71 ± 0.13^b

8.46±12^b

NF³

average

+++

+++

+

+

ISP

CB²

1

0.84

0.58

7.52

3.48

2

1.27

1.02

11.94

5.92

3

1.07

0.60

9.61

4.64

4

1.20

0.86

8.20

3.60

5

0.98

1.34

9.73

4.76

average

1.07 ± 0.08^a

0.88 ± 0.14^a

9.40 ± 0.76^b

4.48 ± 0.44^c

NF³

average

+

+

+

+

1

0.85

1.20

3.00

0.85

2

1.30

1.00

4.45

1.30

3

1.15

1.30

4.20

1.20

4

1.45

2.00

2.80

1.15

5

1.50

1.15

3.65

1.95

average

1.25 ± 0.12^a

1.33 ± 0.17^a

3.62 ± 0.32^b

1.29 ± 0.18^a