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  • Title: Effects of taste stimuli on the efferent activity of the gastric vagus nerve in rats.
    Author: Jiang ZY, Niijima A.
    Journal: Neurosci Lett; 1986 Aug 15; 69(1):42-6. PubMed ID: 3748465.
    Abstract:
    The effect of taste stimuli on the efferent discharges in the gastric branch of the vagus nerve was studied in rats anesthetized with urethane-chloralose. An increase in discharge rate following taste stimulation with 5% NaCl over the tongue for 5 min, and a decrease of it following an application of 10% sucrose for the same duration were observed in normal as well as in decerebrated rats. The results indicate the existence of a pathway from the taste receptors to the gastric vagus nerve via the brainstem. The reflex effects of taste stimuli on gastric vagal outflow may be related to gastric acid output.
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