The results of neural tracing studies suggest that vagal afferent fibers in cervical and thoracic
branches innervate the esophagus, lower airways, heart, aorta, and possibly the thymus …

The vagus nerve supplies low‐threshold chemo‐and mechanosensitive afferents to the
mucosa of the proximal gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The absence of a full characterization of …

Wheat germ agglutinin—horseradish peroxidase conjugate (WGA—HRP) was injected into
nodose ganglia of rats. In the esophagus and cardia, dense networks of anterogradely …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the thoracic and abdominal distribution of the
vagi that are available for a number of species. Several points arise from the observations of …

This paper discusses some of the unsettled issues in the study of the afferent innervation of
the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Afferent fibres in the vagus and splanchnic nerves have been …

In order to shed light on the controversial issue of vagal innervation of the solar plexus
ganglia, vagal efferent preganglionic fibers were anterogradely labeled by injecting the …

An understanding of the events initiating vago-vagal reflexes requires knowledge of
mechanisms of transduction by vagal afferents. Such information presumes an …

We used a novel in vitro mouse vagus-gastro-esophageal preparation to study the
properties of peripheral vagal afferent endings. We found two types of mechanoreceptive …

In an attempt to identify the distribution and structure of vagal fibers and terminals in the
gastroduodenal junction, vagal efferents were labeled in vivo by multiple injections of the …

To inventory and characterize the two types of vagal afferents (both putative
mechanoreceptors) in the muscle of the gastrointestinal tract, the authors injected wheat …