Sympathetic influence on the nasal mucosa.
Acta Otolaryngol, 1977/1-1977/2;83(1-2):20-1.
PMID: 190852
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Abstract
The tone of the resistance vessels determines the capillary flow and the tone of the capacitance vessels --the nasal patency. Lower impulse frequencies in the sympathetic nerves affect mainly the capacitance vessels, while higher frequencies affect both types of vessel. The existence of both alpha- and beta-adrenoreceptors and their distribution offer pharmacological ways to affect mainly one type of the vessels.
MeSH terms
Electric Stimulation; Humans; Isoproterenol; Nasal Mucosa; Propranolol; Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; Regional Blood Flow; Sympathetic Nervous System; Vascular Resistance
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