The splanchnic nerve and food intake regulation.
Bilateral section of the greater splanchnic nerve in the rat abolishes the compensatory ingestion for nutrient removed from the stomach that occurs in normal animals. However, such section leaves normal ingestion unaffected. These results suggest that this nerve participates in food intake regulation.
D000818:Animals; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013153:Splanchnic Nerves / Q000502:physiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology*