The acetylcholinesterase reaction and catecholamine fluorescence in the glomus cells of rat carotid body
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 33 (10) , 1363-1364
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01920183
Abstract
The presence of both acetylcholinesterase reaction and glyoxylic acid-induced fluorescence of catecholamines in the same glomus cells of rat carotid body was demonstrated using combined histochemical methods. A suggestion is made that the glomus cells have both excitatory and inhibitory effects on the chemosensory nerve via acetylcholine and catecholamines, respectively.Keywords
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