Table of neurotransmitter actions in the ANS
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| cardiac output | β1, (β2): increases | M2: decreases |
| SA node: heart rate (chronotropic) | β1, (β2):[1] increases | M2: decreases |
| Atrial cardiac muscle: contractility (inotropic) | β1, (β2):[1] increases | M2: decreases |
| at AV node | β1: increases conduction increases cardiac muscle automaticity[1] |
M2: decreases conduction Atrioventricular block[1] |
| Ventricular cardiac muscle | β1, (β2): increases contractility (inotropic) increases cardiac muscle automaticity[1] |
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| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| vascular smooth muscle in general | α1:[2] contracts; β2:[2] relaxes | M3: relaxes[1] |
| renal artery | α1:[3] constricts | --- |
| larger coronary arteries | α1 and α2:[4] constricts[1] | --- |
| smaller coronary arteries | β2: dilates[5] | --- |
| arteries to viscera | α: constricts | --- |
| arteries to skin | α: constricts | --- |
| arteries to brain | α1:[6] constricts[1] | --- |
| arteries to erectile tissue | α1:[7] constricts | M3: dilates |
| arteries to salivary glands | α: constricts | M3: dilates |
| hepatic artery | β2: dilates | --- |
| arteries to skeletal muscle | β2: dilates | --- |
| Veins | α1 and α2:[8] constricts β2: dilates |
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Other
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| platelets | α2: aggregates | --- |
| mast cells - histamine | β2: inhibits | --- |
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| smooth muscles of bronchioles* | β2:[2] relaxes (major contribution) α1: contracts (minor contribution) |
M3:[2] contracts |
✱ The bronchioles have no sympathetic innervation, but are instead affected by circulating adrenaline[1]
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| Pupil dilator muscle | α1: Dilates (causes mydriasis) |
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| Iris sphincter muscle | - | M3: contracts (causes miosis) |
| Ciliary muscle | β2: relaxes (causes long-range focus) |
M3: contracts (causes short-range focus) |
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| salivary glands: secretions | β: stimulates viscous, amylase secretions α1: stimulates potassium secretions |
M3: stimulates watery secretions |
| lacrimal glands (tears) | β: stimulates protein secretion[9] | secretion of tears by stimulating muscarinic receptors (M3) |
| juxtaglomerular apparatus of kidney | β1:[2] renin secretion | --- |
| parietal cells | --- | M1: Gastric acid secretion |
| liver | α1, β2: glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis | --- |
| adipose cells | β1,[2] β3: stimulates lipolysis | --- |
| GI tract (smooth muscle) motility | α1, α2,[10] β2: decreases | M3, (M1):[1] increases |
| sphincters of GI tract | α1,[2] α2,[1] β2: contracts | M3:[2] relaxes |
| glands of GI tract | no effect[1] | M3: secretes |
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| pancreas (islets) | α2: decreases insulin secretion from beta cells, increases glucagon secretion from alpha cells | M3:[11][12] increases secretion of both insulin and glucagon.[11][12] |
| adrenal medulla | N (nicotinic ACh receptor): secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine | --- |
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| Detrusor urinae muscle of bladder wall | β2,[2] β3:[13] relaxes | M3:[2] contracts |
| internal urethral sphincter | α1:[2] contracts | M3:[2] relaxes |
| Target | Sympathetic (adrenergic) | Parasympathetic (muscarinic) |
| uterus | α1: contracts (pregnant[1]) β2: relaxes (non-pregnant[1]) |
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| genitalia | α1: contracts (ejaculation) | M3: erection |
| Target | Sympathetic (muscarinic and adrenergic) | Parasympathetic |
| sweat gland secretions | α1: stimulates (minor contribution) | M:[2] stimulates (major contribution) |
| arrector pili | α1: stimulates | --- |
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