Effects of combined pre- and post-natal protein deprivation on the myenteric plexus of the esophagus of weanling rats: A histochemical, quantitative and ultrastructural study

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 3598-3604

  Liberti, Edson A ^a   Fontes, Ricardo B V ^a   Fuggi, Verginia M ^a   Maifrino, Laura B M ^a   Souza, Romeu R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electron; Enteric nervous system; Esophagus; Microscopy; Myenteric plexus; Nutrition; Rat; Transmission; Wistar

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RIBOSOME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34547466676     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i26.3598     Document Type: Article

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