Pelvic ganglia contain a mixture of sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons and provide
most of the motor innervation of the urogenital organs. They show a remarkable sensitivity to …

The autonomic nervous system plays a critical role in the regulation of smooth muscle
contraction, exocrine secretion and blood flow in the male reproductive organs. Many of the …

The vas deferens, a muscular conduit conveying spermatozoa from the epididymis to the
urethra, has been used as a model tissue for smooth muscle pharmacological and …

The pelvic ganglia provide the majority of the autonomic nerve supply to reproductive
organs, urinary bladder, and lower bowel. Of all autonomic ganglia, they are probably the …

Activation of the sympathetic innervation precedes the induction of polycystic ovaries in rats
given estradiol valerate (EV). The mechanism of induction by EV may thus involve both …

To test whether migraine and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are associated with
increased sympathetic tone, we compared the neuropeptide Y-like (NPY-LI) and …

The isolated vas deferens has proven to be a useful preparation for a variety of
pharmacological and physiological experiments. The tissue is easily dissected from …

Seminal emission occurs in response to rhythmic contractions of male secondary sex
organs, including the vas deferens. Although contraction of the vas is directly due to …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) appears to be involved in the sympathetic regulation of vascular tone.
To assess the putative role of NPY in mesenteric circulation, the release and biological effect …

Substitutions of the tyrosine residue in position 1 of truncated neuropeptide Y (N-terminal
fragment 1–4 linked to C-terminal fragment 18–36 by the ϵ-aminocaproic acid) produced …