پديدآورندگان :
Zaboli M. Under Graduate Student, Veterinary Faculty, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. , Fatemi N. Under Graduate Student, Veterinary Faculty, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran , Soltani M. Under Graduate Student, Veterinary Faculty, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran , Sayedin S. Under Graduate Student, Veterinary Faculty, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran , Nazem MN Associate Professor of Veterinary Faculty, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran
چكيده فارسي :
Four weeks old male mice were given a diet containing 2-5 % protein for a period of four weeks and its effects were compared with those in similar animals which were given a 20% protein diet. The protein-deficient animals were found to have a markedly reduced body weight compared to the controls. This was accompanied by a significant reduction in the mean cell volume of the granulated convoluted tubule cells of the submandibular gland. The granules of these cells were smaller and fewer than those in the controls. The acinar cells also showed some reduction in size. Because GCT cell granules contain a number of growth factors their diminished production should be an additional factor producing growth retardation of various tissues in protein deficiency.
