Abstract
Summary
Subdiaphragmatic truncal va-gotomy, alone and with pyloroplasty, was performed in intact rats. In all instances, vagotomized animals ate less and gained less weight than controls during a prolonged period of postoperative observaton.
We acknowledge the invaluable assistance of Ms. Lidija Trencis-Buck in performing surgery, Dr. Mo-hamed el Lozy in computation and analysis, and L. La Brecque and T. Poindexter in caring for the animals.
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