Publications by authors named "Elsa Maria De Gouveia"

Background: The neonatal administration of a 4 mg/g dose of monosodium glutamate (MSG) to rodents leads to neuronal death in the hypothalamus arcuate nucleus, which leads in turn to obesity in the adult animal. However, few studies have investigated the effects on the enteric nervous system. This study evaluated the effects of the neonatal administration of MSG on the frequency and morphometry of the myenteric as well as the ileum wall morphometry of adult Wistar male rats.

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