Hyperplasia of the gastric mucosa during pregnancy and lactation in the rat

  • 1 May 1971
    • journal article
    • Vol. 215  (1) , 181-197
Abstract
1. The growth of the gastric mucosa during pregnancy and afterwards has been studied by comparing the stomachs of rats, killed at weekly intervals after impregnation, with the stomachs of virgin rats of the same age and starting weight. The rate of growth of the gastric mucosa in both groups was determined from the changes observed in the weight of the whole stomach, the weight and surface area of the fundus, the volume (mass) of the fundic mucosa and the total parietal and total peptic cell populations.