“…Anterior and posterior gastric fundic injections (a total of 10-12 per animal) either transmucosally or transserosally were performed with the following experimental injection groups: saline control or 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, or 10 mg BAC/kg. In all of the transmucosal gastric injected rats, a gastrotomy on the greater curvature of the stomach was performed and transmucosal injections were performed as previously described [33,49]. The gastrotomies were closed with a running 4-0 Vicryl suture (Polyglactin 910, Ethicon, Somerville, NJ).…”