EFFECT OF SUBSTANCE-P ON CATECHOLAMINE SECRETION FROM RAT ADRENAL-MEDULLA INSITU

  • 1 January 1989
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 48  (10) , 839-842
Abstract
Splanchnic nerve stimulation caused a frequency-dependent increase in catecholamine (CA) secretion with a maximum at 10 Hz from adrenal medulla of WKY rats in situ. Substance P (SP(1-11)) had no effect on the basal output of CA. During nerve stimulation, however, SP(1-11) decreased only the adrenaline (A) secretion by 18% at 10 Hz and by 55% at 20 Hz (p < 0.05), whereas the noradrenaline (NA) secretion remained unchanged. These results provide further evidence that SP(1-11) may modulate frequency-dependently the secretion of CA from adrenal medulla in situ.

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