Fig. 8.

The effect of VMH administration of picrotoxin or bicuculline on gastric content and SBT in rats deprived of food. The animals had unilateral cannula and underwent training to take food in the 4 h period that was preceded by 20 h food deprivation. The experiments were followed after the stabilization of food intake during this period. The animals were not fed on the day of the experiment whereas water was available ad libitum. Each point represents mean ± SEM; n = 5; *p<0.05 compared to control.