[Adrenergic, cholinergic, serotoninergic, purinergic and peptidergic neurons of the metasympathetic nervous system].

A systematic presentation of contemporary knowledge concerning the interaction of cholinergic, adrenergic, purinergic, serotoninergic and peptidergic neurons in ganglia of the metasympathetic nervous system, is given. Morphological and chemical complexness of their structure (up to 9 different types of neurons and over 10 biologically active substances - transmitters and putative transmitters) suggests that this system is capable of exhibiting integrative activity, independent of the c. n. s. Detailed consideration of the effects evoked by every transmitter or putative transmitter and the known mechanisms of their interaction, are presented.