Terminal ileum submucous plexus: Study of the VIP-ergic neurons of diabetic rats treated with ascorbic acid

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the ascorbic acid (AA) supplementation on the neurons that produce the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in the submucous plexus of the ileum of rat, four months after the induction of experimental diabetes mellitus with streptozotocin. Three gro...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Nelisis Zanoni, Luzmarina Hernandes, Roberto Barbosa Bazotte, Marcílio Hubner de Miranda Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2002-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000100007&tlng=en