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Abstract
Nerve fibers which project from sympathetic ganglia to synapses on target organs. Sympathetic postganglionic fibers use norepinephrine as transmitter, except for those innervating eccrine sweat glands (and possibly some blood vessels) which use acetylcholine. They may also release peptide cotransmitters.
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- Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic
- Fiber, Postganglionic Sympathetic
- Fibers, Postganglionic Sympathetic
- Postganglionic Sympathetic Fiber
- Sympathetic Fiber, Postganglionic
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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do not confuse with PARASYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC
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Previous Indexing
- Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic (1971-1993)
- Ganglia, Autonomic (1966-1970)
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- National Library of Medicine. Postganglionic Sympathetic Fibers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017779. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017779
- Postganglionic Sympathetic Fibers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70077166