Morphological and Immunohistochemical Patterns of the Intrinsic Ganglionated Nerve Plexus in the Mouse Heart ; Pelės širdies vidusieninio nervinio rezginio morfologija ir imunohistochemija

LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL ACADEMY Kristina Rysevaitė MORPHOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL PATTERNS OF THE INTRINSIC GANGLIONATED NERVE PLEXUS IN THE MOUSE HEART Doctoral Dissertation Biomedical Sciences, Biology (01 B) Kaunas, 2011 The dissertation has been prepared during the period of 2007–2011 at the Institute of Anatomy, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Neringa Paužienė (Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biology – 01 B) 2 CONTENTS LIST OF FREQUENTLY USED ABBREVIATIONS............................. 5 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................ 7 Actuality of the Study .............................................................................. 7 Aim and Objectives.................................................................................. 8 Originality and Implications .................................................................... 8 1. REVIEW OF LITERATURE................................................................. 9 1.1. Innervation of the Heart .................................................................... 9 1.2. Neurotransmiters in Cardiac Innervation........................................ 11 1.3. Physiology of Intrinsic Cardiac Neurons........................................