Abstract
Quantitative measurements of the blood flow in the mesenteric vein proved that the innervation of the blood vessels of the intestine by way of the splanchnic nerves is bilateral. Vaso-constrictory effects were produced on stimulation of the left and right splanchnicus major.
Cutting the cervical parts of the nervi vagi caused a marked slowing of the blood stream. Division of the vagi above the diaphragm produced a similar but much milder effect.
The experiments also tend to show that the vagi contain vaso-constrictory fibers for the intestine.
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