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parasympathetic [¦par·ə‚sim·pə′thed·ik] (neuroscience) Of or pertaining to the craniosacral division of the autonomic nervous system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Antisialagogues are frequently used alone or in combination with other forms of therapy; these anticholinergic drugs act on the cholinergic, parasympathetic, secretomotor neurons of the gland and cause a temporary reduction in salivary output. Viral antigen was most frequently found in cardiac myocytes, parasympathetic ganglia in the submucosal and muscular plexus of the small intestines, and numerous cell types in the brain, including glial cells, ependymal cells, endothelial cells, neurons, and gitter cells. It has been reported that particles can affect both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems directly immediately after exposures (Kodavanti et al. |
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