Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2015; 21(16): 4829-4839
Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4829
Table 2 Population density and morphometric analysis of the cell body of myenteric neurons labeled with Giemsa, NADHd-p and NOS immunohistochemistry in healthy and infected rats with the ME-49 strain of Toxoplasma gondii during 36 d
MeasuresGIEMSA
NADHd-p
NOS
CGIGCGIGCGIG
Number of neurons/cm239839.3 ± 5362.3126766.6 ± 2177.6111484.5 ± 2211.813155.9 ± 1319.37959.0 ± 1290.4110893 ± 1156.31
Projection of number of neurons for the organ4157229.4 ± 559555.112859215.3 ± 232611.311198410.1 ± 230807.11405318.8 ± 157570.2735729.9 ± 125754.71939630.1 ± 156871.21
Cell body (μm2)232.5 (187.2-286.0)1248.2 (204.4-293.0)1146.7 (96.8-202.0)1155.8 (108.0-14.8)1328.1 ± 2.431344.1 ± 2.21
Nucleus (μm2)99.9 (82.5-115.3)1102.6 (88.5-119.2)164.9 (43.7-88.5)176.9 (54.1-99.2)197.5 ± 0.701100.9 ± 0.671
Cytoplasm (μm2)130.8 (99.4-175.1)1141.6 (112.1-182.4)179.2 (48.0-115.9)174.2 (48.2-117.4)1230.6 ± 2.11243.8 ± 1.91
Ratio0.42 (0.37-0.48)0.41 (0.37-0.47)0.44 (0.37-0.51)10.48 (0.40-0.57)10.30 ± 0.0020.31 ± 0.003