MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (E621) AND ITS EFFECT ON THE GASTROINTESTINAL ORGANS (REVIEW).

The study of the mechanisms of the effect of various food additives on the human and animal organism is one of the most pressing problems today. The work of physicians, toxicologists, physiologists is aimed at studying the mechanisms of the toxic effect of food additives, as well as studying compensatory-adaptive reactions in response to their ingestion. Monosodium glutamate (E621) is widely used in marketing as a flavor enhancer and is added to many processed foods.

Remodeling of the duct system of the rat submandibular salivary glands in chronic ethanol intoxication.

Objective: The aim: To determine the dynamics of changes in metric parameters of the duct system of rat submandibular glands in normal conditions and chronic ethanol intoxication.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 50 albino outbred rats were involved in the experiment. 10 animals were assigned in the control group, 40 animals - in the experimental group.