Origins of the sympathetic innervation of the cervical end of the uterus in the rat.
A retrograde neuronal tracer (Fast Blue) was injected in the cervical end of the uterine horn of virgin rats. The majority of the retrogradely labeled post-ganglionic sympathetic neurons were found in the sympathetic chain (74%). The superior mesenteric ganglia, inferior mesenteric ganglia and suprarenal ganglia accounted for 22, 3 and < 1%, respectively. The distribution of neurons in the sympathetic chain labeled from the uterus resembles that described for other pelvic organs.
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George Washington University, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington, D.C. 20037, USA. plvera@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
Haase
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Schramm
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D000818:Animals; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000294:innervation; D005260:Female; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017779:Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic / Q000502:physiology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000294:innervation*