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IT has been shown that the mammalian cerebral cortex contains a substantial amount of acetylcholinesterase1,2 and choline acetyltransferase3,4. Moreover, large quantities of acetylcholine are released from the cortex5,6.
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HEBB, C., KRNJEVIĆ, K. & SILVER, A. Effect of Undercutting on the Acetylcholinesterase and Choline Acetyltransferase Activity in the Cat's Cerebral Cortex. Nature 198, 692 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198692a0
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