Article
Target influences on transmitter choice by sympathetic neurons developing in the anterior chamber of the eye.
Developmental biology - 1 Jan 1990
Stevens L M, Landis S C
Abstract excerpt
In contrast to the majority of sympathetic neurons which are noradrenergic, the sympathetic neurons which innervate sweat glands are cholinergic. Previous studies have demonstrated that during development the sweat gland innervation initially contains catecholamines which are lost as cholinergic function appears. The neurotransmitter phenotype of sweat gland neurons further differs from the majority in that they...
Topics
- Acetylcholinesterase
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Catecholamines
- Choline O-Acetyltransferase
- Female
- Ganglia, Sympathetic
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Neurons
- Neuropeptide Y