title: Topical organization of the cardiac sympathetic nervous system.
abstract: A thorough understanding of the innervation pathways to the heart is requisite for studying the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. Knowledge of these pathways and how to selectively activate or eliminate them allows for the production of unique animal models for further investigation about the interaction between the cardiac sympathetics and the heart during ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood.
authors.forename: J X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Gerdisch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D003714:Denervation; D004285:Dogs; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000503:physiopathology