Human Physiology
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 9, Problem 30RA
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The rate of conduction of a postganglionic axon of average thickness.
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The fibers originating from the ganglion and going toward the effector organs are called as the postganglionic fibers. These neurons are largely responsible for the alterations in the activity of the effector organ through certain biochemical changes as well as the release of neurotransmitter.
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