File: Chap016, Chapter 16: Autonomic Nervous System

Paracrines alter Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction . Tissue and endothelial paracrines locally control arteriole resistance. In the body, nitric oxide (NO), previously known as endothelial-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) causes relaxation of VSN and hence vasodilation of blood vessels in the body. ................
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