Table 9. Morphometric analysis of CGRP-immunoreactive varicosities areas (μm2) in the submucosal plexus in the jejunum and Ileum from the following groups: control (C); control supplemented with 2% L-glutamine (CG); Walker-256 tumor (TW); and Walker-256 tumor supplemented with 2% L-glutamine (TWG).
Experimental Groups | |||||
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C | CG | TW | TWG | ||
Jejunum | CGRP | 1.7 ± 0.1a | 1.8 ± 0.1b | 2.1 ± 0.1c | 1.9 ± 0.1b |
Ileum | CGRP | 1.4 ± 0.1a | 1.4 ± 0.1a | 1.6 ± 0.1b | 1.5 ± 0.1c |
All the values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 8 animals per group).
Different letters in the same row are significantly different (p < 0.001) according to ANOVA (two-way) followed Tukey's post hoc test.