Nakahari et al., Jpn J Physiol 1991
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ACh induced a rapid shrinkage of the acinar cell to reach minimum volume within 1 min. Simultaneously, the acinus and acinar clump shrunk in the same proportion as the acinar cell
Kamijo et al., Am J Physiol 1993
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The effects of ACh ( 10 microM ) on the acinus were clearly inhibited by atropine ( 5 microM ), but the effects of SP ( 1 microM ) and VIP ( 1 microM ) were not
Petersen et al., J Physiol 1976
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7. These results show that ACh acts on the acinus by reducing the surface cell membrane resistance
Nakahari et al., J Membr Biol 1998
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When acinus is stimulated by ACh , water also flows into the lumen via acinar epithelia according to the osmotic gradient which was generated by the active electrolyte transport of acinar cells