Regional differences in the number and type of myenteric neurons in the descending colon of rats

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 2 A, 2003, Pages 220-225

  De Almeida Araújo, Eduardo José ^a,b   Sant'Ana, Débora de Mello Gonçales ^a,b   Molinari, Sônia Lucy ^a,c   De Miranda Neto, Marcílio Hubner ^a,c  

^a Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Descending colon; Giemsa; Myenteric plexus; NADH diaphorase; NADPH diaphorase; Rat

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL TYPE; DESCENDING COLON; GIEMSA STAIN; HISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; STAINING;

EID: 0037684904     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000200011     Document Type: Article

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