Abdominal vagotomy does not block the satiety effect of bombesin in the rat

G. P. Smith, C. Jerome, J. Gibbs

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Abstract

Bombesin (2-16 μg-kg-1, intraperitoneally) inhibited food intake in rats after abdominal vagotomy. Since the same vagotomized rats did not respond to the octapeptide of cholecystokinin (1-8 μg-kg-1, intraperitoneally), these data are decisive evidence (1) that bombesin does not produce satiety by releasing endogenous cholecystokinin and (2) that vagal afferents are not necessary for the satiety effect of bombesin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-411
Number of pages3
JournalPeptides
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bombesin
  • Chlecystokinin
  • Food intake
  • Gut hormones
  • Gut peptides
  • Inhibition of food intake
  • Peptide hormones
  • Satiety
  • Vagotomy

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