Arginine Vasopressin Injected into the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus Inhibits Gastric Motility in Rats

Figure 3

Representative data for gastric motility before and after microinjection of AVP (18 and 180 pmol) or normal saline (NS) into the DMV. Mean data of total duration (a), total amplitude (b), and motility index (c) before microinjection and after microinjection 0–5 min, 5–10 min, and 10–15 min. Average inhibitory rate of total duration (d), total amplitude (e), and motility index (f) in the first 5 min, second 5 min, and third 5 min. , versus before microinjection; , versus NS group in the same period.

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