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Amylase in parotid saliva of rats after sympathetic nervous decentralization
Abstract:
The marked increase in the amylase secretion that occurs in parasympathetic saliva some days after sympathetic ganglionectomy occurred after decentralization also; hence, it results from lack of impulses from the central nervous system. It occurred whether salivation was evoked by activating muscarinic receptors with methacholine, peptidergic receptors with substance P or physalaemin, or alpha-adrenoceptors with phenylephrine. Unilateral operation affected to some degree the contralateral gland also.
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