Macrophages of subcutaneous connective tissue after treatment with α-tocopherol and dehydration

Morphological aspects of macrophage restructuring in rat subcutaneous connective tissue after treatment with α-tocopherol and alimentary dehydration are studied. The antioxidant did not cancel the response of macrophages to changes in water-salt homeostasis (increased number, ultrastructural changes, or metabolic activity), but modified it by decreasing the effect of dehydration stress. ©1998 Plenum Publishing Corporation.