Table 1.
Number of rats, enteric plexuses, nodose ganglia, and epithelial cells used for image analysis
| Prediabetic |
Recent Diabetic |
3 Mo Diabetic |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2O | Glucose | H2O | Glucose | H2O | Glucose | |
| 5HT | ||||||
| rats | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| cells | 52 | 57 | 48 | 67 | 48 | 56 |
| GIP | ||||||
| rats | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| cells | 44 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 |
| GLP-1 | ||||||
| rats | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| cells | 44 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 33 |
| Submucosal Plexus | ||||||
| rats | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| plexuses | 40 | 40 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 40 |
| cells | 197 | 215 | 201 | 361 | 202 | 274 |
| Myenteric Plexuses | ||||||
| rats | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| plexuses | 32 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 30 | 40 |
| cells | 617 | 496 | 401 | 653 | 620 | 467 |
| Nodose Ganglia | ||||||
| rats | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| cells | 1,202 | 1,548 | 1,656 | 1,118 | 477 | 813 |
GIP, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide-1.