In pinealectomized rats given epithalone, a functional relationship between the pineal gland and the stomach, regulated by pineal peptides, was reported; the abstract gives no direction or size of effect.
In plain wordsIn rats without a pineal gland, researchers reported a link between pineal peptides and the stomach; the abstract gives no details of the effect.
- Peptide
- Epitalon
- Outcome
- Direction not reportedFunctional relationship between pineal gland and stomach endocrine cells
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Pinealectomized rats- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal protection · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
A functional relationship was found between the pineal gland and stomach, which is regulated by peptides produced by the pineal gland.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Endocrine cells in the stomach of pinealectomized rats after injection of epithalone (pineal gland peptide) were studied by immunohistochemical tests, morphometry, and image analysis microscopic images.