Dietary sodium intake induced myenteric neuron hypertrophy in Wistar rats

In the present study we investigated the effect of salt intake on myenteric neuron size of the colon of adult male Wistar rats. The animals were placed on either a high-salt (HS; 8%; 12 animals) or a low-salt diet (LS; 0.15%; 12 animals) for 15 or 52 weeks and blood pressure was measured. The sizes...

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Main Authors: R.R. De Souza, E.F. Gama, R.D.A. Silva, J.C. Heimann, L.B.M. Maifrino, E.A. Liberti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000700017