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The amount of acetylcholine (ACh) released from the nerve endings depends upon the impulse flow within the cortical cholinergic network. The collection of ACh diffusing from the cortical surface makes it possible therefore to measure indirectly the activity of cholinergic neurons (24).
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Pepeu, G., Casamenti, F., Mantovani, P., Magnani, M. (1986). Neurotransmitters That Act on Cholinergic Magnocellular Forebrain Nuclei Influence Cortical Acetylcholine Output. In: Hanin, I. (eds) Dynamics of Cholinergic Function. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 30. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5194-8_5
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