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ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE IN THE FELINE CEREBELLUM
Author(s) -
Phillis J. W.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1968.tb08969.x
Subject(s) - choline acetyltransferase , cerebellum , cholinergic , acetylcholinesterase , aché , granule cell , cats , neuroscience , afferent , biology , acetylcholine , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , central nervous system , biochemistry , endocrinology , medicine , enzyme , dentate gyrus
— Histochemical procedures for the localisation of AChE have been used on the cerebella of normal and operated cats to investigate the presence of cholinergic pathways. The evidence indicates that some mossy afferent fibres and deep nuclear cells are cholinergic. The presence of AChE in many cells in the granule cell layer suggests that some parallel fibres and association pathways in the cerebellum may also be cholinergic. The relationship of these results to studies on the pharmacology and distribution of choline acetyltransferase in the cerebellum is discussed.