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REFLEXE AXONE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • The Skin
OBS

Histamine mediates its effects by interacting with either H1 or H2 receptors. [The] histamine-mediated axon flare response results in the liberation of neuropeptides, perhaps leading to more widespread airway involvement beyond the immediate microenvironment of the activated mast cell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Appareil cutané
OBS

L'injection d'histamine par voie dermique provoque [...] une zone de rubéfaction locale liée à une dilatation capillaire, entourée d'une rougeur diffuse, par vasodilatation artériolaire due au réflexe d'axone, et, enfin, une papule, réaction œdémateuse, au niveau de la zone primitive de rubéfaction locale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A reflex resulting from the passage of the nerve impulses from a sensory ending to the effector organ.

OBS

The axon reflex is presumed to be mediated by collateral branches of afferent neurons which active receptors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Réflexe impliquant l'intervention du système nerveux pour transmettre à un réacteur les influx résultant de l'excitation d'un récepteur.

Spanish

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