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IT has been recognized for some time that the pancreas of the dog contains large amounts of pseudo-cholinesterase1, and the parotid gland of the pig is known to have a much higher cholinesterase activity than other digestive glands in this species2. Ginsberg et al.3, using a biological method, found that dog's pancreatic juice possessed at least fifteen times; the enzyme activity of the blood, but this observation does not so far seem to have been confirmed.
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McCANCE, R., BROWN, L., COMLINE, R. et al. Cholinesterase Activity in the Secretions of the Pancreas of the Dog and Parotid of the Pig. Nature 168, 788–789 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168788b0
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