adrenergic cell groups

The term adrenergic cell groups refers to collections of neurons in the central nervous system that stain for PNMT, the enzyme that converts norepinephrine to epinephrine (adrenalin). Thus, it is postulated that the neurotransmitter they produce may be epinephrine (adrenalin) . Located in the medulla, they are named C1 cell group, C2 cell group, and C3 cell group ( Smeets-1994 ).

Also known as: adrenergic cell groups, adrenergic cell populations, adrenergic nuclei

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adrenergic cell groups

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University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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adrenergic cell populations

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Smeets-1994

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Chapter 20 in Phylogeny and Development of Catecholamine Sytems in the CNS of Vertebrates, WJAJ Smeets and A Reiner (eds), University Press, Cambridge, England, 1994

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Catecholamines in the CNS of vertebrates: current concepts of evolution and functional significance

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adrenergic nuclei

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English

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University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Monoamine Cell Groups

are collections of neurons in the central nervous system that have been demonstrated by histochemical fluorescence to contain one of the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine ( Fuxe-1970 ) or epinephrine ( Kitahama-1994 ). They are classified respectively as serotonergic cell groups, dopaminergic cell groups, noradrenergic cell groups and adrenergic cell groups.

monoaminergic cell groups

catecholaminergic cell groups

dopaminergic cell groups

noradrenergic cell groups

adrenergic cell groups

serotonergic cell groups