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Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Vol. 6 No. 3, 1955.

Review article

Acetylcholine and synaptic transmission

Krista Kostial ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, Zagreb

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Abstract

The role of acetylcholine as a chemical mediator in synaptic transmission is briefly reviewed. After mentioning some historical data, the author gives a short account of the biochemistry and metabolism of acetylcholine, its localisation, site and mode of release, and its reaction with the receptive substance; the site and origine of synaptic potentials are also discussed. Some other theories of synaptic transmission are summarized.

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Hrčak ID:

186530

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/186530

Publication date:

19.9.1955.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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