Ungváry G, Léránth C
Acta Anat (Basel). 1976;95(4):589-97.
In cats the right lung was removed by thoracotomy. After 24-48 h the right stellate ganglion, the communicating branches between the right stellate ganglion and the right vagus, as well as the portion of both vagus nerves below and above the communicating branches, were processed for electron-microscopic investigation. Degeneration of synaptic axon terminals in the anteromedial part of the stellate ganglia, occurring after removal of the ipsilateral lung, shows that processes of ganglion cells located in the terminal ganglia of the bronchial tree establish synapses in the stellate ganglia. These results speak in favour of the existence of peripheral reflex arcs in the autonomic nervous system. For the time being, the data are not sufficient to define a new pathway related to the autonomic ganglia.
在猫身上，通过开胸手术切除右肺。24 - 48小时后，取出右侧星状神经节、右侧星状神经节与右侧迷走神经之间的交通支，以及交通支上下两侧的部分迷走神经，进行电子显微镜检查。同侧肺切除后，星状神经节前内侧部分的突触轴突终末发生退化，这表明位于支气管树终末神经节的神经节细胞的突起在星状神经节中建立了突触。这些结果支持自主神经系统中存在外周反射弧的观点。目前，数据还不足以确定与自主神经节相关的新通路。
