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Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic
Tree Number(s)
A08.675.542.075.800
A08.675.542.100.800
A08.800.050.050.050.800
A08.800.800.060.050.800
A11.671.501.075.800
A11.671.501.100.800
Unique ID
D017779
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017779
Annotation
do not confuse with PARASYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC
Scope Note
Nerve fibers which project from sympathetic ganglia to synapses on target organs. Sympathetic postganglionic fibers use norepinephrine as transmitter, except for those innervating eccrine sweat glands (and possibly some blood vessels) which use acetylcholine. 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
1993/06/21
Revision Date
1955/01/01
Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic Preferred
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