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LOCATION OF NORADRENERGIC STRUCTURES IN THE CENTRAL ARTERY OF THE RABBIT EAR
Author(s) -
Waterson JG,
Smale DE
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1967.25
Subject(s) - human ear , rabbit (cipher) , adrenergic , anatomy , smooth muscle , artery , fluorescence , biophysics , chemistry , biology , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , receptor , physics , optics , statistics , mathematics , acoustics
Summary A modified histochemical technique for demonstrating specific fluorescence in the rabbit ear artery has been described. Indirect evidence is presented that the fluorescence may be due to the presence of noradrenaline in the arterial wall. It is suggested that the specific fluorescent structures shown are noradrenaline containing granules in adrenergic nerve terminals, and are confined to the outer border of the smooth muscle layer of the rabbit ear central artery.