Morphoquantitative evaluation of the duodenal myenteric neuronal population in rats fed with hypoproteic ration

• Published in: Biocell Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 39 - 46
• Main Authors: Marçal Natali, Maria Raquel, Molinari, Sonia Lucy, Valentini, Luiz Cristiano, Hubner de Miranda Neto, Marcilio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Argentina Tech Science Press 01.04.2005; Sociedad Latinoamericana de Microscopía Electrónica.; Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (Mendoza, Argentina)
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological - physiology; Animals; BIOLOGY; Cell Size; Dietary Proteins - metabolism; Duodenum; Duodenum - growth & development; Duodenum - innervation; Duodenum - metabolism; Enteric nervous system; Food, Formulated - adverse effects; Intestinal Mucosa - cytology; Intestinal Mucosa - growth & development; Intestinal Mucosa - metabolism; Male; Morphometry; Mucosa; Muscle, Smooth - cytology; Muscle, Smooth - growth & development; Muscle, Smooth - metabolism; Myenteric plexus; Myenteric Plexus - cytology; Myenteric Plexus - growth & development; Myenteric Plexus - metabolism; Neurons; Neurons - cytology; Neurons - metabolism; Protein Deficiency - metabolism; Protein Deficiency - physiopathology; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Rodents; Statistical analysis; Hypoproteic ration; Myenteric neurons; Small intestine; Morphometric

The purpose of this work was to analyze the morphoquantitative behavior of the neurons of the myenteric plexus, as well as the morphometry of the duodenal wall, in adult rats fed with normoproteic (22%) and hypoproteic (8%) rations, killed at the age of 345 days. For neuronal assessments duodenal wh...