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The innervation of the femoral artery and vein in the dog was studied using: a) glyoxylic acid fluorescence (for the histochemical localization of adrenergic nerve fibers); b) acetylcholinesterase (for the histochemical localization of cholinergic nerve fibers).—Andrenergic nerve fibers and related terminals in both vessels are confined to the adventitial-medial transitional zone and the outer layers of the media. Acetylcholinesterase containing nerve fibers are localized in the adventitial-medial transitional zone of the femoral artery. These findings may indicate the presence of a cholinergic vosodilatator system in the control of the circulation in the femoral artery.
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Amenta, F., Porcelli, F. & Ferrante, F. Histochemical studies on the autonomic innervation of the femoral artery and vein. Anat Embryol 157, 231–235 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00305163
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