Cholinergic Innervation of the Human Pulmonary Circulation
作者:
Francesco Amenta,
Carlo Cavallotti,
Fabio Ferrante,
Francesco Tonelli,
期刊:
Cells Tissues Organs
(Karger Available online 1983)
卷期:
Volume 117,
issue 1
页码: 58-64
ISSN:1422-6405
年代: 1983
DOI:10.1159/000145771
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Pulmonary artery;Pulmonary vein;Acetylcholinesterase;Histochemistry
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The cholinergic innervation of the pulmonary circulation was studied in man. Both extra- and intrapulmonary branches of the pulmonary artery and vein are provided with a cholinergic of the vein. In the main branches of the pulmonary vessels, the existence of two nerve plexuses, a superficial and a deep one, was observed. The superficial plexus is localized in the outer adventitial layer while the deeper plexus is localized in the adventitial-medial transitional zone. In smaller arteries and veins, the existence of a single plexus (adventitial-medial) was observed. In some specimens, the presence of diffuse masses of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-positive material or elbow-shaped AChE-positive formations was observed. The nature of these formations as well as the possible functional role of a cholinergic system in the pulmonary circulation are discussed.
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