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...

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Main Authors: Fregonesi Cristina Elena Prado Teles, Miranda-Neto Marcílio Hubner de, Molinari Sônia Lucy, Zanoni Jacqueline Nelisis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2001-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000100011
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227