The present evidence
suggests that the tonic discharge of normally functioning sympathetic
nerves is capable of facilitating the response to angiotensin
and that sympathectomy results in an abolition of this effect.
Effect of Acute Sympathectomy on Responses to Angiotensin and Norepinephrine
B. G. Zimmerman Ph.D.1 (Circulation Research. 1962;11:780.)
© 1962 American Heart Association, Inc.