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acetylcholine metabolic process

Known as: acetylcholine metabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways involving acetylcholine, the acetic acid ester of the organic base choline. Acetylcholine is a major… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Acute stress facilitates long-lasting changes in cholinergic gene expression
Acute traumatic stress may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is characterized by delayed neuropsychiatric… Expand
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Review
1998
Review
1998
The Cholinergic Gene Locus
  • L. Eiden
  • Journal of neurochemistry
  • 1998
    • Corpus ID: 23104059
Abstract: Messenger RNAs and the cognate gene(s) encoding choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and the vesicular acetylcholine… Expand
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Role of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP in the dizocilpine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation behavior in mice
The activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors induces the synthesis of nitric oxide, which activates soluble guanylate cyclase… Expand
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Physostigmine, tacrine and metrifonate: The effect of multiple doses on acetylcholine metabolism in rat brain
The effects of two consecutive intramuscular doses of three cholinesterase inhibitors (physostigmine, tetrahydroaminoacridine and… Expand
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Acetylcholinesterase mutants in drosophila and their effects on the structure and function of the cental nervous system
Mutations that eliminate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity were used to study the effects of disrupted acetylcholine… Expand
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
EFFECTS OF LITHIUM TREATMENT IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ON ACETYLCHOLINE METABOLISM IN RAT BRAIN
  • R. Jope
  • Journal of neurochemistry
  • 1979
    • Corpus ID: 45241902
Abstract— The effects of LiCl on cholinergic function in rat brain in vitro and in vivo have been investigated. The high affinity… Expand
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
IMPAIRED SYNTHESIS OF ACETYLCHOLINE IN BRAIN ACCOMPANYING MILD HYPOXIA AND HYPOGLYCEMIA
Abstract— Lowering the concentration of oxygen or of glucose to which mouse and rat brains were exposed impaired the synthesis of… Expand
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
ASPECTS OF ACETYLCHOLINE METABOLISM IN THE ELECTRIC ORGAN OF TORPEDO MARMORATA
Abstract— —The synthesis of acetylcholine and its compartmentation were studied in the electric organ of Torpedo marmorata. When… Expand
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The origin of acetylcholine released from guinea‐pig intestine and longitudinal muscle strips
1. Strips of longitudinal muscle can be obtained from guinea‐pig ileum either retaining or free from Auerbach's plexus. 
Highly Cited
1939
Highly Cited
1939
Acetylcholine metabolism in the central nervous system: The effects of potassium and other cations on acetylcholine liberation.
THE physiological evidence for the existence of a relationship between potassium ions and acetylcholine liberation in nervous… Expand
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