title: [Autonomic nervous system from a basic aspect].
abstract: The autonomic nervous system was reviewed from a basic aspect with particular emphasis on (1) cooperation between the autonomic and somatic nervous systems, (2) necessity for a concept of functional unit of the central and peripheral autonomic nervous systems, and (3) realization of the existence of afferent fibers in the peripheral autonomic nerves. In addition, some recent topics related to the autonomic nervous system on (1) parasympathetic innervation of blood vessels, (2) receptors and intracellular signal transduction system, (3) autonomic regulation of hormonal and immune organs, (4) intracranial neural regulation of cerebral blood flow, and (5) neurotrophic factors are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Autonomic Nervous System, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*