Table 1.

Sympathetic denervation attenuates high-fat induced OEA (pmol/g tissue) mobilization in rat jejunum

	Sham	Ganglionectomy
FD	52.9 ± 2.8	52.2 ± 2.6
RF	85.0 ± 6.0***	69.8 ± 4.6*#

Sympathetic denervation attenuates high-fat-induced OEA mobilization in rat proximal small intestine. Thirty minutes of refeeding (RF) after 24 h of food deprivation in sham-operated animals increased jejunal OEA levels compared to food deprivation alone (FD; ***p < 0.001). Jejunal OEA levels of ganglionectomized animals after refeeding are attenuated when compared to those in refeeding sham-operated animals (*p < 0.05); however, ganglionectomy fails to completely block increases in OEA levels of refeeding animals versus those food-deprived (^#p < 0.05). Results are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 6/condition.