Preganglionic C-fibres: A major component of the sacral autonomic outflow to the colon of the cat

Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 359, Issue 1-2, 1975, Pages 171-176

  de Groat, W C ^a   Krier, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Nonmyelinated Preganglionic Axons

Indexed keywords

BLADDER; CAT; COLON; NERVE FIBER C; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; BLADDER; CATS; COLON; COMPUTERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0016772383     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00581286     Document Type: Article

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