Quantitative study of the myenteric plexus of the stomach of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the morphological and quantitative alterations of the myenteric plexus neurons of the stomach of rats with streptozotocin-induced chronic diabetes and compare them to those of non-diabetic animals. Samples from the body of the stomach were used for whole-mount preparations stained with NADH-diaphorase and for histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin. It was observed that diabetes cause a significant decrease on the number of neurons.

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Main Authors: Fregonesi,Cristina Elena Prado Teles, Miranda-Neto,Marcílio Hubner de, Molinari,Sônia Lucy, Zanoni,Jacqueline Nelisis
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000100011
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Summary:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the morphological and quantitative alterations of the myenteric plexus neurons of the stomach of rats with streptozotocin-induced chronic diabetes and compare them to those of non-diabetic animals. Samples from the body of the stomach were used for whole-mount preparations stained with NADH-diaphorase and for histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin. It was observed that diabetes cause a significant decrease on the number of neurons.