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. 2003 Jun 6;550(Pt 1):227–240. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.040600

Table 3.

Body weight change

Before the operation (g) On the day of experiments (g)
Control rats 244.8 ± 4.9a 238.8 ± 2.0
Vagotomized rats 241.7 ± 2.0 208.3 ± 8.7**
Sympathextomized rats 238.5 ± 5.1 238.5 ± 3.4

Comparison of body weight change before the operation and on the day that all rats received brain or abdomial operation for catheter infusion. Values are means ±s.d. from 6 animals.

**

P < 0.01 compared to a.