Adrenergic innervation of the mouse heart revealed at an early stage using alpha-methylnoradrenaline.
The development of noradrenergic innervation was studied in the mouse heart using fluorescence histochemistry. Following incubation of hearts with alpha-methylnoradrenaline fluorescent nerve fibres were seen as early as 13 days in utero. It is suggested that the neuronal uptake mechanism for noradrenaline is functional at an early stage.
D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000196:embryology*; D000818:Animals; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000294:innervation*; D005865:Gestational Age; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008771:Nordefrin
D008771:Nordefrin