Effects of prolonged ethanol intake and malnutrition on rat pancreas

• Published in: Gut Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 285 - 292
• Main Authors: López, J M, Bombi, J A, Valderrama, R, Giménez, A, Parés, A, Caballería, J, Imperial, S, Navarro, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology 01.02.1996; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Alcohol; Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Desnutrició; Efectes fisiològics; Ethanol - adverse effects; Male; Malnutrition; Medical sciences; Mice (Laboratory animals); Nutrition Disorders - complications; Pancreas; Pancreas - chemistry; Pancreas - pathology; Pancreatic Diseases - chemically induced; Pancreatic Diseases - complications; Pancreatic Diseases - pathology; Physiological effect; Pàncrees; Ratolins (Animals de laboratori); Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Toxicology; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Association; Ethanol; Rat; Toxicity; Animal; Rodentia; Digestive diseases; Malnutrition; Pancreatic disease

Nutritional factors, especially the protein and fat content of the diet, may change pancreatic morphology after ethanol induced injury. This study was performed to delineate the combined effects of a low fat diet and longterm ethanol ingestion on the rat pancreas. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were maint...