Intracellular events associated with autonomic stimulation of salivary secretion.
Stimulation of salivary acinar cells by muscarinic and alpha-adrenergic agonists results in a complex series of intracellular and ion transport events which ultimately result in the secretion of salivary fluid. The full functional significance of many of these events and the way in which they are coordinated to produce the final secretory response is currently under active investigation.
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D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002450:Cell Communication; D006801:Humans; D007474:Ion Exchange; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D012472:Salivation / Q000502:physiology*