Quantitative study of the myenteric plexus of the descending colon of young rats subjected to intense protein deficiency

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 591-597

  Araújo, Eduardo José De Almeida ^a,b   Sant'Ana, Débora De Mello Gonçales ^a,b,d   Molinari, Sonia Lucy ^c   Neto, Marcílio Hübner De Miranda ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^b Produtos Bioativos   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^d Parque Cidade Jardim   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Descending colon; Malnutrition (PEM); Myenteric plexus; Protein energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248559651     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022006000500013     Document Type: Article

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