Effect of scorpion toxin on the enterochromaffin-like cells in normal and Trypanosoma cruzi-infected rats: a morphological study

Intravenous injection of scorpion toxin (Tityus serrulatus) in normal and Trypanosoma cruzi infected rats did not cause ultrastructural morphologic changes on enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells of the stomach, although it induced a significant increase of the gastric secretion. Our data seem to indic...

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Main Authors: N. H. Toppa, V. H. R. Leite, A. J. A. Barbosa, E. Chiari, H. M. S. Gonzaga, L. Freire-Maia, J. R. Cunha-Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1989-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651989000100002&lng=en&tlng=en