Effects of Physical Exercise on the Intestinal Mucosa of Rats Submitted to a Hypothalamic Obesity Condition

• Published in: Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) Vol. 299; no. 10; pp. 1389 - 1396
• Main Authors: Gomes, J.R., Freitas, J.R., Grassiolli, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Alkaline Phosphatase - metabolism; animal models; Animals; Cell Count; exercise; Goblet Cells - metabolism; Goblet Cells - pathology; Intestinal Mucosa - metabolism; Intestinal Mucosa - pathology; MSG; obesity; Obesity - chemically induced; Obesity - metabolism; Obesity - pathology; Physical Conditioning, Animal - physiology; Rats; small intestine; Sodium Glutamate; Swimming; MSG; exercise; animal models; small intestine; obesity

ABSTRACT The small intestine plays a role in obesity as well as in satiation. However, the effect of physical exercise on the morphology and function of the small intestine during obesity has not been reported to date. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of physical exercise on morphological as...