Morphometry and quantification of the myenteric neurons of the duodenum of adult rats fed with hypoproteic c how
Int. j. morphol
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21(4): 273-277, 2003. tab
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ABSTRACT
Morphometric and quantitative analyses were carried out on the myenteric neurons of the duodenum, to study possible alterations resulting from a supply of low-protein level chow to adult Wistar rats. The animals were divided in two groups: nourished (N) fed with ration containing 22 per cent protein for 210 days and the undernourished (D) fed with ration containing 8 per cent protein from the 90th day of age on and during the next 120 days. Whole-mounts were stainedby the method of Giemsa and the histochemical reaction of NADH-diaphorase enzyme, to estimate the neuronal population, which revealed a greater neuronal density in undernourished rats, regardless of the technique employed. The morphometric studies of the cell body profiles of 500 neurons of each group indicated a reduction on the cell body size and an increase on the proportion of small neurons on the rats subjected to the hypoproteic chow.
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Main subject:
Dietary Proteins
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Duodenum
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Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase
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Myenteric Plexus
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. j. morphol
Journal subject:
Anatomy
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
State University Paulista/BR
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State University of Maringá/BR
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