Table 4 The digestive enzyme activities in each segment of the small intestine

Duodenum

 Amylase U/mg prot

15.39*

14.97

0.201

0.0472

 Trypsin U/mg prot

64.43***

63.57

0.179

p < 0.0001

 Lipase U/g prot

3.01

2.96

0.0552

0.352

Jejunum

 Amylase U/mg prot

445.43

443.64

1.402

0.215

 Trypsin U/mg prot

88.31**

87.37

0.300

0.0048

 Lipase U/g prot

3.93

3.87

0.0433

0.225

Ileum

 Amylase U/mg prot

198.91*

195.58

1.267

0.0155

 Trypsin U/mg prot

172.61**

171.88

0.207

0.0019

 Lipase U/g prot

10.72

10.47

0.623

0.174