Figure 3

Ferric reducing ability of non-thiols in the ileum mucosa. Ferric reducing ability of non-thiols in the ileum mucosa of non-infected rats (n = 6 per diet) and S. enteritidis infected rats (n = 8 per diet) fed the control diet (white bars) or the same diet supplemented with BSO (grey bars) or cystine (black bars). All results are expressed as means ± SE. No significant differences were detected between the control diet group and the BSO or cystine-supplemented group.