PERIPHERAL-NERVES IN EARLY EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES - EXPANSION OF ENDONEURIAL SPACE AS A CAUSE OF INCREASED WATER-CONTENT
PERIPHERAL-NERVES IN EARLY EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES - EXPANSION OF ENDONEURIAL SPACE AS A CAUSE OF INCREASED WATER-CONTENT
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01263449
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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影响因子:
8.2
通讯作者:
JAKOBSEN, J
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JAKOBSEN, J
Whether the nerve water content and the Schwann cell cytoplasm are increased in early experimental diabetes, as suggested in the sorbitol theory, was examined. The sciatic nerves of streptozotocin diabetic rats had an increased wet weight. The amount of Schwann cell cytoplasm was reduced by 30%. The increased wet weight was paralleled by enlargement of the cross sectional area of the nerve which was explained by an expansion of the endoneurial space. The findings indicate the existence of endoneurial edema and are in part in conflict with the sorbitol theory. Extension of the space surrounding the nerve fibers may explain the increased resistance to ischemia in diabetic patients.