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Modulation of parasympathetic neuron phenotype and function by sympathetic innervation.
Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical - 28 Feb 2002
Smith Peter G, Warn J Donald, Steinle Jena J, Krizsan-Agbas Dora, Hasan Wohaib
Abstract excerpt
Selective sympathetic nerve dysfunction occurs during aging and in certain disease states. Here, we review findings concerning the effects of chronic sympathetic denervation on parasympathetic innervation to orbital target tissues in the adult rat. Long-term sympathetic denervation was induced by excising the ipsilateral superior cervical ganglion for 5-6 weeks prior to analyses. Following sympathectomy,...
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