title: Degeneration secretion of amylase from the parotid gland of the rat.
abstract: In anaesthetized rats the parotid saliva secreted during degeneration of the auriculo-temporal nerve contains amylase in fairly constant concentration, the amylase output varying with the secretory rate. The amount of amylase was not reduced by adrenoceptor blocking agents; it was increased by sympathectomy carried out one week in advance. A sympathetic degeneration secretion of amylase could also be demonstrated while the post-ganglionic sympathetic nerves were degenerating; a simultaneous parasympathetic degeneration secretion provided the salivary flow needed for the transport of the amylase.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001262:Atenolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004087:Dihydroergotamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000294:innervation / Q000378:metabolism; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012463:Saliva / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D004087:Dihydroergotamine; D001262:Atenolol; D011433:Propranolol; D000681:Amylases