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Structure of superior cervical ganglion

Known as: Superior cervical ganglion, Cervical Ganglion, Superior, Ganglion cervicale superius 
A sympathetic ganglion located approximately at the first and second cervical vertebral levels.
National Institutes of Health

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Autonomic nervous systemBlood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalPeripheral Nervous System

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Cervical ganglionSympathetic Ganglia

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2009
2009
Determination of guanethidine in sympathetic ganglia.
: Guanethidine sulphate was administered intraperitoneally in a dose of 10-60 mg/kg for up to two months to adult male rats and… 
1979
1979
Physical properties of the detergent-extracted nerve growth factor receptor of sympathetic ganglia.
The nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor from microsomes of adult rabbit superior cervical ganglia has been solubilized with Triton… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Sympathetic nerve endings in the pineal gland protect against acute stress-induced increase in N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.5.) activity.
Injection of the antidepressant desmyethylimipramine (DMI, 10 mg/kg) into intact rats or into rats in which the superior cervical… 
1976
1976
Evidence for a Dual Innervation Affecting Local Blood Flow in the Hypothalamus of the Conscious Rabbit
We have attempted to evaluate the role of adrenergic nerves which arise from the superior cervical ganglia or which are… 
1972
1972
Growth inhibition of sympathetic cells by some adrenergic blocking agents (6-hydroxydopamine-mice and rats-immunosympathectomy-chemical sympathectomy-superior cervical ganglion).
Treatment of newborn mice and rats with the adrenergic blocking agents, guanethidine and bretylium tosylate, results in massive… 
Review
1970
Review
1970
Structure and alleged functions of avian pineals.
The pineal is structurally very diverse among the avian species that have been examined. In some birds, especially owls, the… 
1969
1969
Adrenergic neuron blockers and transmitter release after sympathetic denervation studied in the conscious rat.
13 to 15 hrs after excision of the superior cervical ganglion the postdenervation ptosis in the rat is reversed for about 12 hrs… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Submandibular salivary gland weight increase by administration of isoproterenol to rats.
Administration of isoproterenol, like amputation of lower incisor teeth, resulted in a marked increase in both the fresh and dry… 
1961
1961
Regulation by sympathetic nervous system of accelerated growth of salivary glands of rats.
Although the early (24-hr) effect of unilateral extirpation of the superior cervical sympathetic ganglion is to increase the… 
1957
1957
The action of histamine, pilocarpine and 5‐hydroxytryptamine on transmission through the superior cervical ganglion
Intra-arterial injections of histamine, pilocarpine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) into the blood supply of the superior cervical…