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Science 2 February 1962:
Vol. 135. no. 3501, pp. 368 - 370
DOI: 10.1126/science.135.3501.368
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Decrease of Acetylcholinesterase Activity along Peripheral Nerves

L. Lubinska 1, S. Niemierko 1, B. Oderfeld 1, and L. Szwarc 1

1 Departments of Neurophysiology and Biochemistry, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland

Acetylcholinesterase activity was examined in segments of some peripheral nerves anatomically accessible throughout their length. It decreases linearly with distance from cell bodies, the activity of the terminal part of the nerve being about 30 to 40 percent lower than that of its most proximal part.

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