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• Digoxin
  ...ads to restored [[angiotensin]] levels and decreased [[sympathetic nervous system|sympathetic]] discharge, causing indirect vasodilation. ...when combined with the effects of digoxin on the [[parasympathetic nervous system]], leads to a decrease in heart rate.{{Citation needed|reason=please give a
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• Dopamine
  ...], dopamine given as a drug does not directly affect the [[central nervous system]]. To increase the amount of dopamine in the brains of patients with diseas Dopamine is biosynthesized in the body (mainly by nervous tissue and the [[adrenal medulla|medulla]] of the [[adrenal gland]]s) first
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• Alcuronium chloride
  * Cardiovascular system - histamine release and blockage of the sympathetic ganglia including adren * Central nervous system - no effect on intraoccular pressure
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• Mydriasis
  ...[parasympathetic nervous system]], the latter by the [[sympathetic nervous system]]. Sympathetic stimulation of α1 [[adrenergic receptors]] causes the [[Mu ...es contraction of the pupil), or overactivity of the [[sympathetic nervous system]] (SNS).
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• Oxymetazoline
  ...ll David P, "Chapter 6. Neurotransmission: The Autonomic and Somatic Motor Nervous Systems" (Chapter). Brunton LL, Lazo JS, Parker KL: Goodman & Gilman's The ...olamine]]. In children, oxymetazoline may produce profound central nervous system depression due to stimulation of central alpha-2 receptors and [[imidazolin
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• Fever
  ...called [[febrile neutropenia]], is a fever in the absence of normal immune system function. Because of the lack of infection-fighting [[neutrophil]]s, a bact ...rogens are [[cytokines]], molecules that are a part of the [[innate immune system]]. They are produced by [[phagocytic cells]] and cause the increase in the
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• Lead poisoning
  ...stem|nervous]] systems. It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic to children, causing potentially perman ...cross the skin and respiratory tract easily, affect the [[central nervous system]] predominantly.<ref name="Katzung07-948"/>
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• List of acronyms for diseases and disorders
  | [[Central Nervous System Hypomyelination]] | [[Multiple system atrophy]]
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• List of diseases (A)
  * [[Autonomic dysfunction]] * [[Autonomic nervous system diseases]]
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• List of disorders
  *[[Autonomic nerve disorders]] *[[Nervous system disorder]]s
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• List of genetic disorders
  | Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III <br><small>''see'' [[familial dysautonomia]] </small> | | Immune system disorders <br><small>''see'' [[X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency]]
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• Lymphatic tissues
  ...een]], the [[thymus]], and the [[tonsils]], as well as [[Autonomic nervous system|visceral nodes]], [[peyer's patches]] and [[lacteals]] which are all associ [[Category:Lymphatic system]]
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• Cardiac function curve
  ...trinsic factors such as an increase in activity of the [[Autonomic nervous system|sympathetic nerves]], and a decrease in [[Vagus nerve|vagal tone]] cause th [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Arteriole
  System = | ...ry site of [[vascular resistance]]. Arterioles receive [[autonomic nervous system]] innervation and respond to various circulating [[hormones]] in order to r
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• Vasoconstriction
  ...is circulating [[epinephrine]] and activation of the [[sympathetic nervous system]] (through release of [[norepinephrine]]) that directly innervates the musc ...evere cold. Examples of endongeous factors include the [[autonomic nervous system]], circulating hormones and intrinsic mechanisms inherent to the vasculatur
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• Vasodilation
  ...the surrounding tissue) or extrinsic (due to [[hormones]] or the [[nervous system]]). Additionally, the response may either be localized to a specific organ ...sium ions and [[adenosine]]), as well as an organism's [[Autonomic Nervous System]] and [[adrenal gland]]s, both of which secrete [[catecholamines]] such as
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• Medullary ischemic reflex
  ...nters respond to the decrease in blood pressure with [[Sympathetic Nervous System|sympathetic outflow]] to the [[heart]] and blood vessels. This outflow caus [[Category:Cardiovascular system]]
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• Blood vessel
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• Cannabinoid
  ...ef>{{cite journal |author=Lambert DM, Fowler CJ |title=The endocannabinoid system: drug targets, lead compounds, and potential therapeutic applications |jour ...lso found in the [[cerebellum]] and in both male and female [[reproductive system]]s. CB₁ receptors are absent in the [[medulla oblongata]], the p
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• Vagusstoff
  ...work by John Newport Langley had suggested that in the [[autonomic nervous system]] communication in the [[ciliary ganglion]] was chemical. Loewi's experime ...ound to be the principal neurotransmitter in the [[parasympathetic nervous system]].
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