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- PublicationOpen AccessThe effects of long-term low-protein intake on gastrin cells of the rat antral mucosa during adulthood(Murcia : F. Hernández, 1996) Varagic, J.; Koko, V.; Todorovic, V.; Bozovic, Z.; Lackovic, V.; Vuzevski, V.D.The effect of experimental protein malnutrition on gastrin producing cells in the antral part of the stomach was studied in male Wistar rats. Isoenergetic diets containing 25% (C-25) or 6% (PD-6) were given in isocaloric amounts during a 4-month experiment. All rats were offered drinking water ad libitum. The results showed that the long-term protein diet did not produce changes in the gastrin cell number. At the ultrastructural level G cells exhibited a decreased size of the nucleus. They were found to have an increased total granule volume density but the volume density of dense-cored granules was lower. The serum gastrin levels were significantly lowered by feeding the low protein diet. These changes are compatible with decreased functional activity of G cells under long-term protein deprivation.