- Langleys nicotine test
The Langley Nicotine test is used to determine the relay-site of
autonomic fibers .The test is the following: First stimulate the
preganglionic fiber and notice the response that appears. By adding a large dose ofnicotine , theganglion (site of relay between pre- and postganglionic fibers) is blocked. Now the preganglionicfiber is restimulated again.If there is still a response, the
fiber does not relay in theganglion . But if there is no response, thefiber relays ("synapses") in theganglion .
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