Sympathectomy using chemicals (e.g., 6-hydroxydopamine or guanethidine) which selectively and reversibly destroy adrenergic nerve endings while leaving cholinergic nerve endings intact.

Annotation

coordinate with specific chemical with no qualifiers + disease /ther; do not confuse with SYMPATHETIC NERVE BLOCK see AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK

DUI

D013563 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0020943

Previous indexing

Dopamine (1966-1972); Guanethidine (1966-1981); Hydroxydopamines (1973-1981); specific sympathetic nervous system term (1966-1981); Sympathectomy (1966-1981); Sympathetic Nervous System (1966-1981)

History note

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Public note

82