Quantitative study of the myenteric plexus of the stomach of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
;
59(1): 50-53, Mar. 2001. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the morphological and quantitative alterations of the myenteric plexus neurons of the stomach of rats with streptozotocin-induced chronic diabetes and compare them to those of non-diabetic animals. Samples from the body of the stomach were used for whole-mount preparations stained with NADH-diaphorase and for histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin. It was observed that diabetes cause a significant decrease on the number of neurons
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Main subject:
Stomach
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Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
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Myenteric Plexus
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
Neurology
/
Psychiatry
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá/BR
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