Neuroanatomy and physiology of abdominal vagal afferents

Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Abdominal Vagal Afferents provides a concise, up-to-date selection of focused reviews of vagal sensory participation in control of gastrointestinal function and behavior. The articles, written by internationally recognized leaders in the field, examine the types of information carried by vagal sensory neurons from the gastrointestinal tract, how the vagal sensory and motor components are arranged and interact with the brain, and the nature of vagal sensory participation in selected aspects of physiology and behavior. Future avenues of research in the area of vagal neuroanatomy and physiology are suggested. Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Abdominal Vagal Afferents is a detailed, informative volume that will benefit neurobiologists, GI physiologists, behavioral scientists, and research gastroenterologists. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 About the Editors......Page 8 Contributors......Page 10 Preface......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 15 Chapter 1: Comparative Anatomy of Medullary Vagal Nerve Nuclei......Page 16 Chapter 2: Viscerotopic Representation of the Alimentary Tract in the Dorsal and Ventral Vagal Complexes in the Rat......Page 36 Chapter 3: The Dorsal Vagal Complex Forms a Sensory-Motor Lattice: The Circuitry of Gastrointestinal Reflexes......Page 70 Chapter 4: Central Connections of the Nuclei of the Vagus Nerve......Page 96 Chapter 5: Central Regulation of Brainstem Gastric Vago-Vagal Control Circuits......Page 114 Chapter 6: Vagal Afferent Innervation of the Enteric Nervous System......Page 150 Chapter 7: Vagal Receptor Transport......Page 172 Chapter 8: Vagal Afferent Mechanisms of Mechano- and Chemoreception......Page 194 Chapter 9: Vagal Afferent Innervation and the Regulation of Gastric Motor Function......Page 208 Chapter 10: Participation of Vagal Sensory Neurons in Putative Satiety Signals from the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract......Page 236 Chapter 11: Cooperation of Vagal and Central Neural Systems in Monitoring Metabolic Events Controlling Feeding Behavior......Page 264 Chapter 12: A Protective Role for Vagal Afferents: An Hypothesis......Page 294 Index......Page 318