Open AccessMyenteric neurons and intestinal mucosa of diabetic rats after ascorbic acid supplementation
Author(s) -
Priscila de Freitas,
Maria Raquel Marçal Natali,
Renata Virginia Fernandes Pereira,
Marcílio Hubner Miranda Neto,
Jacqueline Nelisis Zai
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.6518
Subject(s) - jejunum , medicine , diabetes mellitus , ascorbic acid , myenteric plexus , crypt , endocrinology , intestinal mucosa , biology , immunohistochemistry , food science
To investigate the effect of ascorbic acid (AA) dietary supplementation on myenteric neurons and epithelial cell proliferation of the jejunum of adult rats with chronic diabetes mellitus.