Morphological and functional alterations of the intestine of rats with iron-deficiency anemia

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1631-1635

  Wayhs, M L C ^a   Patricio F S R ^a   Amancio, O M S ^a   Pedroso, M Z ^a   Fagundes Neto, U ^a   Morais, M B ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Iron deficiency; Jejunal epithelial surface; Jejunal mucosal thickness; Jejunal villus height

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; WATER; XYLOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FLUID INTAKE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE VILLUS; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; JEJUNUM; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 9244225221     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004001100006     Document Type: Article

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