The primal need for nutrients is satisfied by mechanisms for sensing internal stores and
detecting food; ATP is the most primitive signal. With increasing density of sensory neurons …

Method and apparatus for treating obesity by an energy delivery device, such as a high
focus ultrasound transducer, mounted for movement along two or three axes relative to the …

The preferred embodiment of the present invention uses an elongate device that outputs
energy to disrupt the function of the Vagal nerve from within the esophagus and then applies …

Recent advances in understanding the physiology and pathophysiology of the
gastrointestinal hormone, gastrin, are reviewed. Details of gastrin biosynthesis, secretion …

Abstract Intravenous (0.5 mg kg-1) or subcutaneous (2-16 mg kg-1) administration of the
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analogue baclofen resulted in a stimulation of gastric …

The involvement of brain GABA mechanisms in acid secretion and maintenance of gastric
mucosal integrity was studied in the anesthetized rat. Cold exposure lowered the rectal …

This application is a division of US patent application Ser. No. 11/067,185, now US Pat. No.
7,430,449, filed Feb. 24, 2005, which is a continuation-in-part of US patent applica tion Ser …

1. In the urethane‐anaesthetized ferret vagotomy (cervical and abdominal) and
hexamethonium both produced an increase in gastric corpus pressure after treatment with …

Abstract Baclofen [beta-(p-chlorophenyl)-gamma-aminobutyric acid], a lipophilic derivative
of GABA, was studied for its effect upon the efferent activity of the left cervical vagus in …

The preferred embodiment of the present invention uses an 40 elongate device that outputs
energy to disrupt the function of the Vagal nerve from within the esophagus and then applies …