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Morphology of rat submandibular gland acinar secretory granules and their alteration during the acute phase of experimental Chagas' disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8580867     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In a morphometric study at the electron microscope level immature submandibular glands of 8 normal male Holtzman rats were compared to those of 12 rats (46 days old) infected with the Y strain of Trypanosoma cruzi at day 18 of infection. In the fasted animals, the acinar cells of controls exhibited a variety of morphological types of immature secretory granules with lamellar substructure composed of swirling cords of electron-dense material, whereas in the infected rats mature secretory granules containing dense aggregates of short or long filamentous material were more abundant. These results suggest an acceleration of acinar maturation in infected animals.
Authors:
J B Alves; M C Ulrich-Karine; M S Alves
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas médicas e biológicas / Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica ... [et al.]     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0100-879X     ISO Abbreviation:  Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res.     Publication Date:  1995 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-03-19     Completed Date:  1996-03-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8112917     Medline TA:  Braz J Med Biol Res     Country:  BRAZIL    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  761-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Animals
Chagas Disease / pathology*
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Submandibular Gland / ultrastructure*

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