Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic
Tree Number(s): A08.675.127.500.700; A08.675.542.100.700; A08.675.542.234.700; A08.800.050.050.050.700; A08.800.050.600.650; A08.800.800.060.050.700; A11.671.188.500.700; A11.671.501.100.700; A11.671.501.234.700
Unique ID: D017777
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017777
Annotation: do not confuse with SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC
Scope Note: Nerve fibers which project from parasympathetic ganglia to synapses on target organs. Parasympathetic postganglionic fibers use acetylcholine as transmitter. They may also release peptide cotransmitters.
Previous Indexing: Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic (1971-1993); Ganglia, Autonomic (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/18
Revision Date: 2016/04/18

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Nervous System [A08]
- Neurons [A08.675]
  - Cholinergic Neurons [A08.675.127]
    - Cholinergic Fibers [A08.675.127.500]
      - Autonomic Fibers, Preganglionic [A08.675.127.500.060]
      - Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.127.500.700]

Nervous System [A08]
- Neurons [A08.675]
  - Nerve Fibers [A08.675.542]
    - Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.542.100]
      - Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.542.100.700]
      - Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.542.100.800]

Nervous System [A08]
- Neurons [A08.675]
  - Nerve Fibers [A08.675.542]
    - Cholinergic Fibers [A08.675.542.234]
      - Autonomic Fibers, Preganglionic [A08.675.542.234.060]
      - Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.542.234.700]

Nervous System [A08]
- Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
  - Autonomic Nervous System [A08.800.050]
    - Autonomic Pathways [A08.800.050.050]
      - Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.050.050.050]
        
        Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.050.050.050.700]
        
        Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.050.050.050.800]

Nervous System [A08]
- Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
  - Autonomic Nervous System [A08.800.050]
    - Parasympathetic Nervous System [A08.800.050.600]

Nervous System [A08]
- Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
  - Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
    - Autonomic Pathways [A08.800.800.060]
      - Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.800.060.050]
        
        Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.800.060.050.700]
        
        Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.800.060.050.800]

Cells [A11]
- Neurons [A11.671]
  - Cholinergic Neurons [A11.671.188]
    - Cholinergic Fibers [A11.671.188.500]
      - Autonomic Fibers, Preganglionic [A11.671.188.500.060]
      - Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.188.500.700]

Cells [A11]
- Neurons [A11.671]
  - Nerve Fibers [A11.671.501]
    - Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.501.100]
      - Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.501.100.700]
      - Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.501.100.800]

Cells [A11]
- Neurons [A11.671]
  - Nerve Fibers [A11.671.501]
    - Cholinergic Fibers [A11.671.501.234]
      - Autonomic Fibers, Preganglionic [A11.671.501.234.060]
      - Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.501.234.700]

Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic Preferred

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