Debunking a Decades-Long Misconception about the Origin of the Vertebrate Sympathetic Nervous System
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
PASADENA, California, April 17 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
For decades, researchers believed that lamprey--eel-like jawless fish--did not have sympathetic neurons, which are a part of the peripheral nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is made up of nerves that target internal organs throughout the body, including the heart, pancreas, and gut. Persistent activity of the sympathetic nervous system is required to maintain homeostasis, . . .
For decades, researchers believed that lamprey--eel-like jawless fish--did not have sympathetic neurons, which are a part of the peripheral nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is made up of nerves that target internal organs throughout the body, including the heart, pancreas, and gut. Persistent activity of the sympathetic nervous system is required to maintain homeostasis, . . .