In the experiment by Tordoff and Friedman (1988), reduced eating in a hungry rat was noted after
A) infusions of glucose or fructose into the hepatic portal vein.
B) removal of nutrients from the stomach.
C) the investigators cut the hepatic branch of the vagus nerve.
D) placement of nutrients directly into the stomach.
E) 2-DG was injected into the hepatic portal vein.

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Infusions of glucose or fructose into the hepatic portal vein reduced eating in hungry rats, as these sugars signal satiety to the brain.

In the Experiment by Tordoff and Friedman (1988), Reduced Eating