Intestinal Wall Atrophy and Increase of Sulphomucin Secretion in the Jejunal Epithelium of Rats Submitted to Severe Protein Malnutrition

The effects of severe protein malnutrition on the morphometry of the intestinal wall in the jejunum of adult rats were evaluated in this study. Six 90-day-old Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) were assigned into two groups: CG (Control Group, n = 3) and MG (Malnourished Group, n = 3). CG animals were...

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Main Authors: Franco,Cássia Luiza de Marins, Sant'Ana,Débora de Mello Gonçales, Araújo,Eduardo José de Almeida
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2010
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022010000200026
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