The number and profile of reactive NADH-d and NADPH-d neurons of myenteric plexus of six-month-old rats are different in the cecum portions

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 241-248

  Silva, Elizangela A ^a   Natali, Maria R M ^b   Prado, Isaura M M ^b  

^a Departamento de Cirurgia   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cecum; Cecum portions; Myenteric neurons; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 45849091061     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2008000500003     Document Type: Article

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