Long-term potentiation in autonomic ganglia: Potential role in cardiovascular disorders

Table 1 Summery of studies reporting ganglionic long-term potentiation of the nicotinic pathway in various animal species

Animal species	Specific ganglia	Ref.
Rat	Superior cervical ganglion	Brown and McAfee[4]
		Briggs and McAfee[6]
		Alkadhi et al[15]
		Alzoubi et al[25]
		Alkadhi et al[28]
		Alkadhi et al[29]
		Alkadhi and Alzoubi[36] Alzoubi et al[30]
Cat	Superior cervical, lumbar and stellate ganglia	Alonso-deFlorida et al[7]
		Bachoo and Polosa[8]
Guinea pig	Superior cervical ganglion	Weinreich et al[9]
Chick	Parasympathetic ciliary ganglion	Scott and Bennett[14]
Bullfrog	Sympathetic ganglia	Koyano et al[11]
		Kumamoto and Kuba[13]
		Minota et al[10]

Adapted from Alkadhi K, Alzoubi K. In: Sudden Death in Epilepsy: Forensic and Clinical Issues (Chapter 26). CRC Press, 2011: 395-426.