Table 2.

Concentrations of serum lipids in mice subjected to different surgical procedures or food deprivation

	Free fatty acids (mmol l−1)	Triglycerides (mmol l−1)	Cholesterol (mmol l−1)
Sham operation (20)	1.43 ± 0.12	0.94 ± 0.06	2.50 ± 0.08
No operation, food deprivation (24 h) (10)	2.44 ± 0.09 ***	1.30 ± 0.12 **	3.20 ± 0.14 ***
Gastrectomy (17)	1.27 ± 0.12	0.94 ± 0.09	2.73 ± 0.11
Pyloroplasty (21)	1.55 ± 0.15	1.10 ± 0.06	2.63 ± 0.08
Vagotomy (25)	1.39 ± 0.16	0.90 ± 0.03	2.56 ± 0.08

Mean values ± S.E.M. are presented; (n) indicates number of animals.

^*Significant difference versus Sham-operated mice.

^**P < 0.01

^***P < 0.001.