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Outgrowth of sympathetic adrenergic neurons in mice treated with a nerve-growth factor (NGF)

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Various tissues from mice treated with a nerve-growth factor (NGF) were studied with the histochemical technique ofFalck andHillarp, which visualizes the adrenergic transmitter in the sympathetic postganglionic neurons. Growth stimulation was detectable in all parts of the sympathetic adrenergic neurons. An increased density of the adrenergic ground plexus was observed in e.g. the iris, submaxillary and parotid glands, blood vessels and intramural ganglionic plexuses of the intestinal tract. Normally non-innervated tissues were also found to contain a considerable number of adrenergic terminals. Of special interest is the striking increase in number of adrenergic terminals in various types of autonomic ganglia, in all probability with an inhibitory effect on ganglionic transmission.

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This investigation was supported by research grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council (B67-12x-714-02), Magnus Bergwalls stiftelse and Stiftelsen Therese och Johan Anderssons Minne. The skillful technical assistance of MissBarbro Riese is gratefully acknowledged.

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Olson, L. Outgrowth of sympathetic adrenergic neurons in mice treated with a nerve-growth factor (NGF). Z.Zellforsch 81, 155–173 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02075968

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