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1. The role of the vagus and splanchnic nerves in the regulation of intragastric pressure was investigated by quantifying the effect of nerve section on the response to a standard fluid inflation of the stomach. An opportunity was also taken to compare the responses to a step and physiological ramp inflation of the same volume (50 ml). 2. The peak pressure at the end ot the step inflation (13.6 +/- 1.0 cmH2O) was twice that for a ramp inflation (6.2 +/- 0.4 cmH2O). 5 min after the peak the pressures were similar (4.8 +/- 0.3 cmH2O; 4.7 +/- 0.3 cmH2O) for both. 3. Vagotomy produced a significant increase in the intragastric pressure response for both the peak and plateau levels of the step and ramp inflations. 4. Atropine produced a statistically significant decrease in the pressure response to both step and ramp inflation. 5. Splanchnic nerve section produced an increase in the intragastric pressure response to both step and ramp inflations although the values failed to reach the 5% significance level. However, following vagotomy or atropine, section of the splanchnic nerves produced a statistically significant increase in the pressure response to inflation. 6. These results indicate that the vagal cholinergic excitatory and vagal non-cholinergic, non-adrenergic inhibitory fibres are activated at physiological levels of gastric inflation and play a role in the regulation of intragastric pressure. The splanchnic nerves also play a role although in the intact animal they are suppressed by the action of the vagus nerve.

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