… Adrenaline does not pass through the blood-brain barrier. Also, because the action of adrenaline is very similar to the effect of sympathetic nerve stimulation, it was once thought that adrenaline was released from the nerve endings when the sympathetic nerves were stimulated, and the term adrenergic nerve was born. Later, it was revealed that noradrenaline is released from the sympathetic nerve endings as the substance that transmits the stimulation, but the term adrenergic is still widely used today, and nerves that release noradrenaline or adrenaline as a transmitter are called adrenergic nerves. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "adrenergic neuron" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… アドレナリンは血液脳関門を通過しない。また,アドレナリンの作用は交感神経が興奮したときの効果ときわめてよく似ているところから,かつては交感神経の興奮に際して神経終末からアドレナリンが遊離されるものと考えられたことがあり,アドレナリン作動性神経adrenergic neuronという語が生まれた。その後,交感神経終末から興奮を伝達する物質として遊離されるのはノルアドレナリンであることが明らかとなったが,アドレナリン作動性という言葉は現在も広く使われており,伝達物質としてノルアドレナリンないしアドレナリンを放出する神経をアドレナリン作動性神経と呼ぶ。… ※「adrenergic neuron」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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