Quantitative study of the myenteric plexus of the stomach of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
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.
Fregonesi
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CE
Departamento de Fisioterapia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil. cristina@prudente.unesp.br
Miranda-Neto
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MH
Molinari
S L
SL
Zanoni
J N
JN
D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008058:Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase; D008297:Male; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*; D013311:Streptozocin
D013311:Streptozocin; D008058:Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase