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SYMPATHETIC SECRETORY INNERVATION OF THE RAT'S SUBMAXILLARY GLAND
Author(s) -
Ohlin P.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1968.sp001941
Subject(s) - submaxillary gland , sympathetic innervation , denervation , sympathetic denervation , endocrinology , medicine , submandibular gland , secretion , sympathectomy , chemistry
A supersensitivity to noradrenaline and a decrease in the size of the submaxillary gland of rats develops after preganglionic sympathetic denervation. Milk or a solution of citric acid given to conscious rats evokes a lively secretion from the normally innervated submaxillary gland; even after parasympathetic denervation a secretory response is elicited which disappears after sympathetic denervation. The present findings indicate that the sympathetic innervation of the rat's submaxillary gland has a secretory function.