Effect of scorpion toxin on the enterochromaffin-like cells in normal and Trypanosoma cruzi-infected rats: a morphological study

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

N. H. Toppa²  V. H. R. Leite²  A. J. A. Barbosa²  E. Chiari¹  H. M. S. Gonzaga¹  L. Freire-maia¹  J. R. Cunha-melo¹ 

[1] ,UFMG Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Anatomia Patológica e Medicina LegalBelo Horizonte MG ,Brasil

关键词: Enterochromaffin-like cells;    scorpion toxin;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    rat;    gastric secretion;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46651989000100002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Intravenous injection of scorpion toxin (Tityus serrulatus) in normal and Trypanosoma cruzi infected rats did not cause ultrastructural morphologic changes on enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells of the stomach, although it induced a significant increase of the gastric secretion. Our data seem to indicate that gastric ECL cells structure is not affected by stimulation with scorpion toxin or by acute infection with T. cruzi in the rat.

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