Progressive Depletion of Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum in Epithelial Cells of the Small Intestine in Monosodium Glutamate Mice Model of Obesity

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Size distribution and density of rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) profiles measured using transmission electron microscopy. (a) Histogram of the size of individual rER profiles in small intestine mucosal epithelial cells. (b) Density of rER in small intestine mucosal epithelial cells. (c) Total length of rER in small intestine mucosal epithelial cells. The black bars and circles and the white bars and squares indicate the number of control mice and monosodium glutamate- (MSG-) induced obese mice, respectively. .

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