This review is focused on purinergic neurotransmission, ie, ATP released from nerves as a
transmitter or cotransmitter to act as an extracellular signaling molecule on both pre-and …

This paper, written for the symposium in honour of more than 40 years' contribution to
autonomic research by Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, highlights the progress made in …

Purinergic signalling is now recognized to be involved in a wide range of activities of the
nervous system, including neuroprotection, central control of autonomic functions, neural …

I must thank my friend, Professor HANS WEBER, for being, as it were, the prime mover in
causing this book to be written. He persuaded me in 1960 to contribute a review to the …

While there were early papers about the extracellular actions of purines, the role of ATP as a
purinergic neurotransmitter in nonadrenergic, noncholinergic nerves in the gut and bladder …

Abstract Adenosine 5′‐triphosphate (ATP) was identified in 1970 as the transmitter
responsible for non‐adrenergic, non‐cholinergic neurotransmission in the gut and bladder …

It is over 25 years since the concept of purinergic neurotransmission was first proposed
(Burnstock, 1972), but this concept met with considerable resistance for many years and it …

Non‐technical summary Smooth muscles, as in the gastrointestinal tract, are composed of
several types of cells. Gastrointestinal muscles contain smooth muscle cells, enteric …

The intention of this book is to offer a comprehensive description and discussion of
autonomic nerve function in the vertebrates from several points of view. Sections on …

1) The anatomy of the autonomic nervous system in teleost fish, amphibia, reptiles, and birds
is essentially similar to that seen in mammals. However, a sacral parasympathetic system is …