Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic

"Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Nerve fibers which project from parasympathetic ganglia to synapses on target organs. Parasympathetic postganglionic fibers use acetylcholine as transmitter. They may also release peptide cotransmitters.

Descriptor ID	D017777
MeSH Number(s)	A08.675.542.100.700 A08.675.542.234.700 A08.800.050.050.050.700 A08.800.050.600.650 A08.800.800.060.050.700 A11.671.501.100.700 A11.671.501.234.700
Concept/Terms	Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic Fiber, Postganglionic Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic Parasympathetic Parasympathetic Fiber, Postganglionic Postganglionic Parasympathetic Fiber Postganglionic Parasympathetic Fibers

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic".

Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.675]
Nerve Fibers [A08.675.542]
Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.542.100]
Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.542.100.700]
Cholinergic Fibers [A08.675.542.234]
Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.675.542.234.700]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Autonomic Nervous System [A08.800.050]
Autonomic Pathways [A08.800.050.050]
Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.050.050.050]
Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.050.050.050.700]
Parasympathetic Nervous System [A08.800.050.600]
Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.050.600.650]
Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
Autonomic Pathways [A08.800.800.060]
Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.800.060.050]
Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A08.800.800.060.050.700]
Cells [A11]
Neurons [A11.671]
Nerve Fibers [A11.671.501]
Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.501.100]
Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.501.100.700]
Cholinergic Fibers [A11.671.501.234]
Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic [A11.671.501.234.700]

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