Evidence for an adrenergic innervation of the adrenal cortical blood vessels in rats
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Physiologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 149 (1) , 23-30
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1993.tb09588.x
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the blood flow in the adrenal cortex of the rat. Relative changes in the adrenal cortical blood flow were continuously measured by Laser Doppler flowmetry in 33 chloralose‐anaesthetized artificially ventilated rats during electrical stimulation (1 ms, 5 V) of the left great splanchnic nerve (LGSN), which conveys both pre‐ and post‐ganglionic nerve fibres to the adrenal gland. Laser Doppler flux (LDF) was decreased and regional resistance (RR) was increased by augmenting nerve stimulation at increasingly higher frequencies (2, 4, 8, 20 and 40 Hz). The decrease in LDF, when compared to pre‐drug stimulations at 4 Hz was partially or totally inhibited by the adrenergic blocking agents trimethaphan (TRIM), guanethidine (GUA) and aj‐blockade with prazosin (PRAZ). Furthermore, both the decrease in LDF and the increase in RR were either completely or partially blocked by stimulation at 40 Hz after TRIM‐treatment and GUA‐treatment. It is concluded that die adrenal cortex in die rat is innervated by post‐ganglionic adrenergic nerve fibres, which are involved in the regulation of blood flow in the adrenal cortex.Keywords
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