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Historical Development of Concepts of Ganglionic Transmission

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Autonomic and Enteric Ganglia

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This historical and conceptual introduction to this book on ganglionic transmission in the vertebrates is organized under the following three headings: (1) anatomical and morphological features of the ganglia and their functional aspects, (2) neurotransmitter and neurochemical characteristics of ganglionic transmission, and (3) synaptic responses of the ganglia.

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