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. 1971 Feb;12(2):164-71.
doi: 10.1136/gut.12.2.164.

Carrageenan-induced ulceration of the large intestine in the guinea pig

J Watt, R Marcus

Carrageenan-induced ulceration of the large intestine in the guinea pig

J Watt et al. Gut. 1971 Feb.

Abstract

A 5% aqueous solution of degraded carrageenan derived from the red seaweed Eucheuma spinosum was fed to guinea pigs in their drinking water over a period of 20-45 days. Occult blood in the faeces and multiple ulcers in the caecum, colon and rectum occurred in 100% of animals by the 30th day. The clinical and pathological features bear a close resemblance to human ulcerative colitis. The method provides a simple experimental model for the study of various aspects of the pathology of ulcerative lesions in the large intestine as well as the effects of therapeutic agents.

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