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. 1979 Sep;308(3):211-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF00501384.

Effects of sympathectomy on the in vivo alpha and beta-responses of the parotid gland

Effects of sympathectomy on the in vivo alpha and beta-responses of the parotid gland

I C de Peusner et al. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 1979 Sep.

Abstract

Salivary secretion in response to noradrenaline and isoprenaline was measured in innervated and chronically sympathectomized parotid glands of the rat. In innervated glands, the responses to isoprenaline lasted longer than those to noradrenaline. Chronic sympathetic denervation enhanced the responses to both noradrenaline and isoprenaline. The magnitude of the supersensitivity to isoprenaline was related to the dose and the time at which the responses were analyzed. Supersensitivity was greater for the initial than for the total secretion elicited by isoprenaline. Propranolol (1 mg/kg) and phentolamine (5 mg/kg) were used in order to determine the relative participation of alpha and beta-adrenoceptors in the enhanced responses to isoprenaline. The results suggest that postjunctional supersensitivity for the secretory responses of this organ to isoprenaline is mainly mediated through beta-adrenoceptors of the secretory cells and alpha-adrenoceptors of the myoepithelial cells.

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