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Morphology of the Autonomic Nervous System

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Frog Neurobiology

Abstract

The anatomy of the autonomic nervous system of the frog was established during the last century and was first summarized in Ecker’s and Wiedersheim’s famous monography, revised by Gaupp (1899). This description was based mainly on Rana esculenta. Some of the few recent contributions deserve mention, particularly those of Hirt (1934), Nicol (1952) and especially those of Pick (1957, 1970) on Rana pipiens. Here only an outline of the anatomy will be given; the reader is thus invited to consult the above papers for more details.

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Abbreviations

Ach:

Acetylcholine

AChE:

Acetylcholinesterase

ATP:

adenosine-triphosphate

IMAO:

inhibitor of monoamine-oxidase(s)

MAO:

monoamine-oxidase(s)

6-OH-DA:

6-hydroxydopamine

LGV:

large granulated (=dense-cored) vesicles

SGV:

small granulated (= dense-cored) vesicles

SIF:

small intensely fluorescent (cells)

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