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Science 8 December 1972:
Vol. 178. no. 4065, pp. 1102 - 1103
DOI: 10.1126/science.178.4065.1102
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Adrenergic and Cholinergic Innervation of the Hamster Harderian Gland

John E. Norvell 1 and Jeanne W. Clabough 1

1 Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Virginia, Health Sciences Division, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23219

Examination of Harderian glands of adult male and female golden hamsters by appropriate histochemical techniques reveals that adrenergic nerves are associated only with the blood vessels. Acetylcholinesterase-positive fibers are present in the connective tissue surrounding the gland, along the ducts, and among the acini.

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