Clinical Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1996.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 15, 1996; 2(3): 155-157
Published online Sep 15, 1996. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v2.i3.155
Table 3 Quantitative ultrastructure analysis of neuroendocrine cells of gastric mucosa in duodenal ulcer patients
Cell typeVolumefraction (%)Profiles/unitarea (n/m2)Cytoplasmcomposition (%)Granuleconstituents (%)
Antrum
NE1.3 ± 0.2
G46.0 ± 2.01.8 ± 0.771.0 ± 3.016.0 ± 9.0
D3.0 ± 1.6a0.1 ± 0.8b87.0 ± 4.0a28.0 ± 12.0
EC16.0 ± 6.50.6 ± 0.7b77.0 ± 12.012.0 ± 5.0
Remaining cells35.0 ± 13.01.2 ± 1.581.0 ± 8.03.8 ± 2.9
Corpus
NE0.8 ± 0.3
ECL49.0 ± 16.0a1.7 ± 1.070.0 ± 5.05.0 ± 2.0a
EC4.0 ± 2.00.3 ± 0.272.0 ± 24.08.0 ± 8.0
D2.0 ± 4.0a0.3 ± 0.3c93.0 ± 6.0a33.0 ± 4.0
P25.0 ± 4.01.7 ± 1.067.0 ± 5.03.0 ± 1.0
Remaining cells20.0 ± 12.01.9 ± 1.581.0 ± 9.03.2 ± 2.8