1 Title: The Gastroduodenal Branch of the Common Hepatic Vagus Regulates Voluntary Lard Intake, Fat Deposition and Plasma Metabolites in Streptozotocin- Diabetic Rats Authors: James P. Warne, Michelle T. Foster, Hart F. Horneman, Norman C. Pecoraro, Hanna K. de Jong, Abigail B. Ginsberg, Susan F. Akana and Mary F. Dallman Affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Running Head: Gastroduodenal Vagus and Fat Intake Corresponding Author: Dr. James Warne Department of Physiology, Box 0444 University of California San Francisco 513 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco CA 94143, USA E-mail: james.warne@ucsf.edu Abbreviations: eWAT, epididymal WAT; FFA, free fatty acids; GIP, glucose- dependent insulinotropic peptide; GV, gastroduodenal branch vagotomy; HV, hepatic branch vagotomy; mWAT, mesenteric WAT; pWAT, perirenal WAT; scWAT, subcutaneous WAT; STZ, streptozotocin; WAT, white adipose tissue. Page 1 of 45 Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (October 30, 2007). doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00336.2007 Copyright © 2007 by the American Physiological Society.