TABLE 2

Percentage of 99mTc-SC Bound to Whole Eggs at 2- and 4-Hour Incubations

Parameter2-h incubation4-h incubationP
Before cooking
 No pepsin95.4% (±2.4%)78.0% (±11.5%)0.014
 Pepsin73.3% (±10.9%)73.1% (±8.7%)0.941
After cooking
 No pepsin57.3% (±8.4%)39.5% (±10.4%)0.019
 Pepsin43.3% (±8.8%)35.0% (±10.7%)0.097