The innervation of the cat spleen
- 20 January 1970
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences
- Vol. 174 (1037) , 459-468
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1970.0005
Abstract
The use of histochemical methods shows that the main splenic artery has both a cholinergic and noradrenergic nerve supply, but only noradrenergic nerve fibres are found in the spleen. The innervation of the smooth muscle of the spleen is sparse. Electron-microscopy reveals the presence of large and small granular vesicles in terminal fibres, but only large granular vesicles in non-terminal axons. The way in which the innervation pattern may determine the characteristics of neurotransmission in the spleen is discussed.Keywords
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