title: [Development of some cholinergic components in rat sympathetic ganglion].
abstract: Postnatal development of some cholinergic components has been studied in the rat superior cervical ganglion. Choline-acetyltransferase, the enzyme localized exclusively at the preganglionic nerve terminals, follows the same developmental pattern of the postganglionic alpha-bungarotoxin-acetylcholine receptors. These results suggest that pre- and postganglionic structures develop simultaneously and parallel. The ontogeny of acetylcholinesterase, a cholinergic enzyme localized at both pre- and postganglionic level, has been also investigated.
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000254:growth & development*; D051381:Rats; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000378:metabolism*; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
chemical_list: C579165:Chrna7 protein, rat; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase
vernacular_title: Sviluppo di alcune componenti del sistema colinergico in un ganglio simpatico di ratto.