show Abstracthide AbstractA total of 24 C57BL6 mice were used for this analysis. Six mice received dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) (3%) in their drinking water ab libitum. In addition to DSS treatment 6 mice were given sodium tungstate (0.2%) or sodium tungstate plus DSS in their drinking water ab libitum. A control group was included where 6 mice were given untreated water. All animals received their treatments for a total of 9 days.