Title: autonomic nervous system
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - autonomic nervous system
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11625
Status: current

Definition
Part of the peripheral nervous system controlling the bodily functions that are not consciously directed, e.g., breathing, heart rate, and digestive processes.

Related Term
- peripheral nervous system: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12003

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 851 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'autonomic nervous system' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11625
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