Table 2

Effects of bilateral vagotomy on ileal and jejunal fluid movement

g fluid/g gut dry wt/h
Ileum (STa)Jejunum (NaCl)
Sham operated control+3.3 (1.3) (n=5) +1.1 (0.1) (n=5)*
Vagotomised+2.8 (0.8) (n=6) −0.9 (0.5) (n=6)*

  • Ileum contained STa (55 ng/ml) and jejunum contained 0.9% saline.

  • Results are given as mean (SEM); number of rats in brackets.

  • Net secretion is shown as a positive fluid movement while net absorption is shown as a negative fluid movement. *p<0.02, control versus vagotomised.