Dietary sodium intake induced myenteric neuron hypertrophy in Wistar rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 847-850

  De Souza, R R ^a   Gama, E F ^a   Silva, R D A ^a   Heimann, J C ^a   Maifrino, L B M ^b   Liberti, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cell growth; Myenteric plexus; Neuron size; Sodium intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SODIUM INTAKE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; COLON; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 0034222477     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000000700017     Document Type: Article

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