It is now scientifically accepted that neurons have the ability to release multiple transmitter substances simultaneously, yet, cotransmission's functionality is still limited to the scientific community. Acetylcholine is released by the noradrenergic neurons, and then the acetylcholine works prejunctionally in the promotion of the noradrenaline release. This hypothesis significantly challenged the previous idea of autonomic transmission as being a simple process that had a single transmitter. Norepinephrine was thought to be the single transmitter at the sympathetic neurovascular junction according to "Dale's principle". However, more evidence of the involvement of other neurotransmitters has been shown by many researchers in conjunction with Dale's principle and established terms such as adrenergic, purinergic, and peptidergic nerves. With the discovery of cotransmission, we now understand the existence of more than one neurotransmitter at a sympathetic neurovascular junction.
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