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. 2019 Jan 21;12:117. doi: 10.3389/fncir.2018.00117

Table 1.

Table showing transmitters co-localized with adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) in the peripheral and central nervous systems (CNS).

Peripheral nervous system
Sympathetic nerves ATP + NA + NPY Westfall et al. (1978) and Burnstock (1990)
Parasympathetic nerves ATP + ACh +VIP Hoyle (1994)
Sensory-motor ATP + CGRP + SP Burnstock (1993)
NANC enteric nerves ATP +NO + VIP Belai and Burnstock (1994) and Burnstock (2001)
Motor nerves (in early development) ATP + ACh Henning (1997)
Central nervous system
Cortex, caudate nucleus ATP + ACh Richardson and Brown (1987)
Hypothalamus, locus coeruleus ATP + NA Sperlágh et al. (1997) and Poelchen et al. (2001)
Hypothalamus, dorsal horn, retina ATP + GABA Jo and Role (2002)
Mesolimbic system ATP + DA Krügel et al. (2013)
Hippocampus, dorsal horn ATP + glutamate Mori et al. (2001) and Fujii (2004)

Modified from Abbracchio et al. (2009), with permission. ACh, acetylcholine; CGRP, calcitonin gene-related peptide; DA, dopamine; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid; 5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine; NA, noradrenaline; NO, nitric oxide, NPY, neuropeptide Y; SP, substance P; VIP, vasoactive intestinal peptide.