Abstract
Ultrastructural changes in the epithelium of the stomach of Aphanius dispar, a cyprinodont fish, due to starvation have been described. The changes in the epithelium after 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours have been discussed. The degeneration of the epithelial cells commenced after 24 hours and steadily progressed till 96 hours at which the maximum change was observed. Changes in response to starvation include the disappearance of lipid droplets, mitochondrial damage, goblet cells degeneration, morphological aberration of the nuclei and overall abnormalities in the structural integrity of the rugae. This study confirms that stress due to starvation causes significant pathomorphological changes in the stomach in four days.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp1-9
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 5, 1
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
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APA 7
Baomar, T., & Victor, R. (2000). Ultrastructural Changes in the Epithelium of the Stomach of Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae), Due to Stress from Starvation. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 5, 1. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp1-9
MLA 9
Baomar, Taher, and Reginald Victor. "Ultrastructural Changes in the Epithelium of the Stomach of Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae), Due to Stress from Starvation." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 5, 2000, pp. 1. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp1-9.
Chicago (author–date)
Baomar, Taher, and Reginald Victor. 2000. "Ultrastructural Changes in the Epithelium of the Stomach of Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae), Due to Stress from Starvation." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science 5: 1. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp1-9.
Harvard
Baomar, T. and Victor, R. (2000) 'Ultrastructural Changes in the Epithelium of the Stomach of Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae), Due to Stress from Starvation', Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 5, pp. 1. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp1-9.
Vancouver
Baomar T, Victor R. Ultrastructural Changes in the Epithelium of the Stomach of Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae), Due to Stress from Starvation. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2000;5:1. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp1-9
IEEE
T. Baomar, and R. Victor, "Ultrastructural Changes in the Epithelium of the Stomach of Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae), Due to Stress from Starvation," Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 5, pp. 1, 2000, doi: 10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp1-9.