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Origin and Function of Nitrergic Nerves in the Human Eye: Morphological Aspects

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Nitric Oxide in the Eye

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Signals transmitted by the ocular part of the autonomic nervous system regulate important auxiliary systems that are necessary to maintain the basic function of the eye, the perception of light. A considerable number of physiological and morphological studies during the past few years have provided strong evidence that numerous ocular autonomic nerves contain the neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), the enzyme that synthesizes nitric oxide (NO), and likely use NO as a neurotransmitter. In the eye, such nitrergic nerves are involved in regulating the blood supply to the various intraocular tissues and appear to take part in accommodation and the circulation of aqueous humor.

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