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A dramatic reduction in the total number of dense vesicles in Auerbach's plexus of the mouse colon was observed during the acute phase of experimental American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease). A significant decrease in substance P activity of the colon of inoculated animals was also measured. It is suggested that this decrease in substance P activity could be related to the reduction in the number of dense vesicles in Auerbach's plexus.
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Almeida, H.O., Tafuri, W.L., Cunha-Melo, J.R. et al. Studies on the vesicular component of the Auerbach's plexus and the substance P content of the mouse colon in the acute phase of the experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Virchows Arch. A Path. Anat. and Histol. 376, 353–360 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00432304
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