Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4342897 | Neuroscience | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
It is concluded that the cholinergic postganglionic neurons of the cardiac vagus contain somatostatin. When the vagus is stimulated at 3 Hz or more, the neurons release sufficient somatostatin to inhibit the pacemaker and atrial muscle.
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Authors
G. Campbell, I.L. Gibbins, J.L. Morris, J.B. Furness, M. Costa, J.R. Oliver, A.M. Beardsley, R. Murphy,