Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Occurs in Nerves of the Female Genitourinary Tract
- 30 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 197 (4311), 1374-1375
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.897673
Abstract
The vasoactive intestinal polypeptide occurs in a richly developed population of nerves that are abundant in the female genitourinary tract. In pigs, cats, rats, and mice these nerves seem to innervate vessels and smooth musculature. Evidence indicates that vasoactive intestinal polypeptide represents a peptide neurotransmitter. Its effects on uterine blood flow and contractility, for example, may be considerable.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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