Fluorescence and electron microscopic evidence for the dual innervation of the iris sphincter muscle of the rabbit |
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Authors: | J Ochi M Konishi H Yoshikawa Y Sano |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anatomy, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan |
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Abstract: | Summary The sphincter zone of the rabbit iris sometimes contains terminals with small granular vesicles. These terminals correspond to yellowish-green fluorescent structures in the sphincter zone. The paired arrangement of a terminal containing these vesicles and one full of agranular vesicles might indicate dual innervation of sphincter muscles by sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers. The sympathetic component probably exerts an inhibitory action on the sphincter muscles.This investigation was supported by a research grant from the Ministry of Education, Japan. |
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