Sympathectomy induces novel purinergic sensitivity in sciatic afferents

摘要

Twenty eight precent of the spontaneously active afferent fibers from sciatic nerves in the sympathectomized rats responded to ATP, either with an increase or with a decrease in spontaneous firing. However, none of the fibers from the sciatic nerves in the intact rats was activated by ATP. Sympathectomy induces novel purinergic Sensitivity in A afferents from sciatic nerve.