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05608868-n:
a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
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05505131-n:
originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels
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00137313-v:
have an effect upon
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00369802-n:
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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00716758-v:
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
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00893435-v:
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
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01150096-n:
decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
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02935530-a:
of or relating to or inside the intestines
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03008013-a:
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
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04762915-n:
the quality of being specific rather than general
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05289297-n:
one of the contractile organs of the body
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05312782-n:
a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
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05474346-n:
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
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05505131-n:
originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels
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05608868-n:
a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
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13549488-n:
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
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14778436-n:
a substance that exerts some force or effect
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02698769-n:
any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
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03630544-n:
antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
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