Hypertrophy of NADH-diaphorase positive myenteric neurons in rat jejunum after acute infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 298-310

  Pereira, L S ^a   da Silva, A V ^a   Araujo E J A ^a   Sant'Ana, D M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Jejunum; Myenteric plexus; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENOTYPE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERTROPHY; JEJUNUM; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MYENTERIC NEURON; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; RAT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77954171360     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992010000200011     Document Type: Article

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