Sympathetic attenuation of parasympathetic vasodilatation in oro-facial areas in the cat

• Published in: The Journal of physiology Vol. 510; no. 3; pp. 915 - 921
• Main Authors: Izumi, Hiroshi, Ito, Yutaka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK The Physiological Society 01.08.1998; Blackwell Science Ltd; Blackwell Science Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cats; Electric Stimulation; Face - blood supply; Face - innervation; Female; Lingual Nerve - physiology; Lip - blood supply; Lip - innervation; Male; Mouth - blood supply; Mouth - innervation; Original; Palate - blood supply; Palate - innervation; Parasympathetic Nervous System - physiology; Regional Blood Flow - physiology; Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology; Tongue - blood supply; Tongue - innervation; Vasodilation - physiology

The present study was designed to examine the interaction between sympathetic and parasympathetic influences on blood flow in oro-facial areas such as lower lip, palate and submandibular gland (SMG) and in the common carotid artery (CCA) in anaesthetized cats. Section of the ipsilateral superior cer...