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Occurrence of Unstable Choline Esters in Invertebrates

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LOEWI, DALE, FELDBERG and their co-workers have emphasised the importance and physiological activity of acetylcholine in vertebrates1. The possibility of extending to invertebrates the cholinergic mechanisms described in mammals has, so far, not been tested experimentally. The first point investigated at Naples was the existence of unstable choline esters in tissue extracts of marine invertebrates.

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  1. Dale, H. H., ” Nothnagels Vorlesung”, Urban and Schwarzenberg, Vienna, 1935.

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  2. Chang, H. C., and Gaddum, J. H., J. Physiol., 79, 255; 1933.

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  1. Stazione Zoologica, Napoli,

    Z. M. BACQ

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BACQ, Z. Occurrence of Unstable Choline Esters in Invertebrates. Nature 136, 30–31 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136030c0

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