TY - CHAP
T1 - AUTONOMIC NERVOUS FUNCTION IN LIVER DISEASE
AU - Henriksen, Jens H.
AU - Ring-Larsen, Helmer
AU - Christensen, Niels Juel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - The autonomic nervous system, or the involuntary nervous system, influences many ofthe functions of visceral organs throughout the body, and the activities of this system are coordinated with those of the somatic nervous system. The present survey will mainly includeadrenergic and cholinergic functions of the autonomic nervous system, since our knowledge ofthe role of the “new” neuromodulators in human pathophysiology is limited. Clinical assessment of parasympathetic nervous function is difficult and has mainly been done by determination of beat-to-beat variation in heart rate and measurement of the circulating level of pancreatic polypeptide, both being under vagal control. Gastrointestinal and genital dysfunctions are relatively common in chronic liver disease. Whether these are primarily related to endocrine abnormalities or to parasympathetic neuropathy is not known. In fact, dysfunction of the parasympathetic nervous system in liver disease has never been the objective of intensive research.
AB - The autonomic nervous system, or the involuntary nervous system, influences many ofthe functions of visceral organs throughout the body, and the activities of this system are coordinated with those of the somatic nervous system. The present survey will mainly includeadrenergic and cholinergic functions of the autonomic nervous system, since our knowledge ofthe role of the “new” neuromodulators in human pathophysiology is limited. Clinical assessment of parasympathetic nervous function is difficult and has mainly been done by determination of beat-to-beat variation in heart rate and measurement of the circulating level of pancreatic polypeptide, both being under vagal control. Gastrointestinal and genital dysfunctions are relatively common in chronic liver disease. Whether these are primarily related to endocrine abnormalities or to parasympathetic neuropathy is not known. In fact, dysfunction of the parasympathetic nervous system in liver disease has never been the objective of intensive research.
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U2 - 10.1201/9781315138817-4
DO - 10.1201/9781315138817-4
M3 - Book chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85148140404
SN - 0849347351
SN - 9780849347351
SP - 63
EP - 80
BT - Cardiovascular Complications of Liver Disease
PB - CRC Press
ER -