title: Quantitative study of the myenteric plexus of the stomach of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
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.
authors: Departamento de Fisioterapia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil. cristina@prudente.unesp.br
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Fregonesi
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Miranda-Neto
authors: S L
authors: SL
authors: Molinari
authors: J N
authors: JN
authors: Zanoni
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D013311:Streptozocin; D008058:Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase