Dynamics of neuroeffector coupling at cardiac sympathetic synapses

摘要

Key points class="unordered" style="list-style-type:disc" id="tjp12901-list-0001">The present study demonstrates, by in vitro and in vivo analyses, the novel concept that signal transmission between sympathetic neurons and the heart, underlying the physiological regulation of cardiac function, operates in a quasi‐synaptic fashion.This is a result of the direct coupling between neurotransmitter releasing sites and effector cardiomyocyte membranes.