TY - JOUR ID - TI - THE EFFECT OF DIETARY HIGH FAT AND LOW PROTEIN ON BODY WEIGHT AND HISTOLOGICAL NATURE OF COLON IN BALB/C MICE تاثير الغذاء مرتفع الدهون منخفض البروتين على وزن الجسم والطبيعة النسيجية للقولون في الفئران المختبرية AU - Dhamia K. Suker, Hadeel T. Al-Hadithi, Zaineb R. Abdul-Hussein ضمياء قاسم سكر هديل توفيق الحديثي زينب راضي عبد الحسين PY - 2006 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 92 EP - 96 JO - Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research مجلة البصرة للابحاث البيطرية SN - 18138497 24108456 AB - The effect of three dietary regimes: - high fat ((1-If), low protein (Lp), and High. fat low protein(HfLp) was studied on 3 groups of 21 days old Balb/c mice .A fourth group received balanced diet as' control (C). histological pictures of large intestine (colon) was examined after 3,6,l2 weeks afterweaning time (day 0) ofexperiment .body weight was determined on weekly bases for the four groups.Significant differences were detected amongmeans of body weights ofexperimental animals incomparison with control group as following: - Hf>C>HfLp>LP.— ' - Profound histological changes of colon were observed specially in the Hflp group in process oftime. Significant differences in numbers of goblet cells and thickness ofthe adventitial layer of colonwas detected, the numbers of goblet cells were reduced in LP group, while their numbers increased inHf group.

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