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Drugs (2-methylnaphthaquinone, atropine, and eserine) which alter the metabolism and action of acetylcholine cause specific changes in the rate of accommodation of the frog sciatic nerve, changes which vary in their extent and in their direction. The results obtained confirm the opinion we expressed previously that acetylcholine is concerned in the changes occurring in nervous tissue during accommodation.
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Zefirov, L.N., Tolcheev, Y.D. The influence of certain cholinergic substances on accommodation in a nerve trunk. Bull Exp Biol Med 59, 19–21 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00782055
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