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THE EFFECT OF SYMPATHETIC STIMULATION AND OF AUTONOMIC DRUGS ON THE PARALYTIC SUBMAXILLARY GLAND OF THE CAT
Author(s) -
Fleming A. J.,
MacIntosh F. C.
Publication year - 1935
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0370-2901
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1935.sp000680
Subject(s) - submaxillary gland , pilocarpine , stimulation , cats , endocrinology , medicine , chorda , acetylcholine , submandibular gland , psychology , neuroscience , taste , epilepsy , psychiatry
1. In cats, after section and degeneration of the chorda tympani, the submaxillary gland shows a greatly increased secretory response to sympathetic stimulation and to adrenaline. 2. This increased response is due to a true heightened irritability of the secretory cells for sympathetic stimulation. 3. Pilocarpine and acetylcholine act more strongly on the normal than on the paralytic gland. We are much indebted to Dr. B. P. Babkin for his helpful advice and criticism during the course of this work.