Why do human postganglionic neurones primarily only fire once during a sympathetic burst?

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-253

  Macefield, V G ^a,c   Elam, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor units; Muscle vasoconstrictor neurones; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CELL; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037338805     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2003.01078.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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