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Science 13 October 1978:
Vol. 202. no. 4364, pp. 223 - 225
DOI: 10.1126/science.694529
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Science, Vol 202, Issue 4364, 223-225
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Lecithin consumption increases acetylcholine concentrations in rat brain and adrenal gland

MJ Hirsch and RJ Wurtman

Consumption of a single meal containing lecithin, the major source of choline occurring naturally in the diet, increased the concentrations of choline and acetylcholine in rat brain and adrenal gland. Hence, the concentration of acetylcholine in the tissues may normally be under direct, short-term nutritional control.


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