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The distribution of acetylcholinesterase in the cyclostome brain

I. Lampetra planeri (L.)

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In the brain of the brook lamprey Lampetra planeri the distribution of acetylcholinesterase has been studied in serial cryostat sections. The highest activity was found in the viscero-motor column of the brain stem (particularly in the nucleus motorius trigemini). The Müller cells and the Müller fibres are negative. Low to very low activity was found in most parts of the telencephalon.

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Wächtler, K. The distribution of acetylcholinesterase in the cyclostome brain. Cell Tissue Res. 152, 259–270 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00224700

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