Gastrointestinal Motility, Mucosal Mast Cell, and Intestinal Histology in Rats: Effect of Prednisone

Our aim was to verify the effects of prednisone related to gastrointestinal motility, intestinal histology, and mucosal mast cells in rats. Two-month-old male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to control group (vehicle) animals receiving saline 0.9% (n=7) or treated orally with 0.625 mg/kg/day of p...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maysa Bruno de Lima, Loyane Almeida Gama, Andrieli Taise Hauschildt, Denize Jussara Rupolo Dall’Agnol, Luciana Aparecida Corá, Madileine Francely Americo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4637621