Histoenzymatic studies on the adaptation of villi of the small intestine segment left after extensive enterotomy.
After extensive resection of the small intestine in rats, histochemical reactions of selected enzymes were studied during seven weeks to one year in the remaining segment. The rise of activity of the hydrolytic, oxidative and proteolytic enzymes in enterocytes of elongated intestinal villi indicates enhanced active transport and adaptation.
D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000201:enzymology / Q000601:surgery*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007931:Leucyl Aminopeptidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D007931:Leucyl Aminopeptidase; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases