Avtor/Urednik		Hočevar, A; Tomšič, M; Praprotnik, S; Hojnik, M; Kveder, T; Rozman, B
Naslov		Parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction in primary Sjoegren's syndrome
Tip		članek
Vir		Ann Rheum Dis
Vol. in št.		Letnik 62, št. 8
Leto izdaje		2003
Obseg		str. 702-4
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		In the past sicca syndromes were attributed to destruction of glandular tissue. It is now thought that cytokines, autoantibodies, and parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction all have an important role in the xerostomia and xerophthalmia in Sjogren's syndrome.
Deskriptorji		SJOGREN'S SYNDROME PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES MICE NERVE FIBERS SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC NITRIC OXIDE AUTOANTIBODIES CYTOKINES XEROSTOMIA XEROPHTHALMIA