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Nonsympathetic dilator innervation of cat cerebral arteries

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The results presented provide strong support for the presence of vasodilator innervation in the cat cerebral arteries. The dilator innervation is neither adrenergic nor cholinergic and does not originate in the superior cervical ganglia. The nature of the vasodilator transmitter is unidentified. Such innervation, however, may be involved in the regulation of cerebral blood flow, especially in view of the capability of some cat cerebral vessels to develop intrinsic muscle tone.

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  1. Departments of Pharmacology and Brain Research Institute, School of Medicine, Center for Health Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, 90024, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Supported by U. S. Public Health Service Grant No. HL 15805, American Heart Association, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate Grant No. 408 1G and U. S. Public Health Service Grant No. NS 2040.

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Lee, T.J.F., Bevan, J.A. Nonsympathetic dilator innervation of cat cerebral arteries. Experientia 31, 1424–1426 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923224

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