“…At this time, the MS carried H. felis and the HFP was bacterium free. The present model has been validated for functional gastric studies as previously described (4,5,19). Briefly, to verify the vagotomized status of the HFP, cats fasted for 18 h were injected with 2-deoxy-D-glucose (100 mg/kg iv) with the fistula of the MS closed.…”