THE EFFECT OF INSULIN ON FOOD INTAKE AFTER VAGOTOMY AND SYMPATHECTOMY

1 April 1947

journal article
research article
Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content

Vol. 149 (1), 100-102
https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1947.149.1.100

Abstract

Insulin causes augmentation of food intake both in normal dogs and in dogs with extrinsically denervated stomachs. This finding strongly suggests that the insulin hypoglycemia acts directly upon the brain to excite food taking activity.

Keywords

APPETITE
INSULIN/EFFECTS
NERVES/VAGUS
STOMACH/INNERVATION
SYMPATHECTOMY

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

ACTION OF INSULIN ON THE MOTILITY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 1929

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