Abstract
The distribution of adrenergic innervation of microvessels in the extrafascicular and endoneurial compartments of rat tibial nerve was examined with glyoxylic acid-induced and formaldehyde-induced histofluorescence methods. Periarterial and arteriolar adrenergic nerves were present in the epineurium-perineurium suggesting that blood flow in the extrafascicular connective tissue is under neurogenic influence. In contrast, blood vessels in the nerve endoneurium were not associated with histofluorescent nerve fibers. The absence of perivascular adrenergic innervation in the endoneurium suggests that regulation of vascular function within the endoneurium is not under neurogenic control.
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