Anticholinergic effect on mucus
Anticholinergics and mucus
Submucosal glands are activated by vagal stimulation. There is no sympathetic innervation.
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Mucus glands in the respiratory tract are innervated by nicotinic receptors.
Extra info: The mucus glands are stimulated by muscarinic receptors.
2
Cholinergic activity stimulates mucus production.
Extra info: The vagal nerve stimulates the submucosal glands and uses acetylcholine as its neurotransmitter.
