Lecture title - ENS - Neurotransmitters

3 important questions on Lecture title - ENS - Neurotransmitters

What do the varicosities of the motor axons contain?

Neurocrines (neurotransmitters on hormones)

What are the inhibitory neurotransmitters in the ENS?

1. Various peptides: e.g. Somatostatin, VIP, PACAP (pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide)
2. Some non peptides: e.g. NO, ATP

What is the function of vasoactive intestinal peptide?

Relaxes smooth muscle

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