Factors affecting the synthesis of acetylcholine by brain tissue preparations.
Institution: | McGill University |
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Department: | Department of Biochemistry. |
Degree: | PhD |
Year: | 1951 |
Keywords: | Biochemistry. |
Record ID: | 1543998 |
Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile119033.pdf |
Although acetylcholine as a chemical substance was known as early as 1867 (14), it was not until the discovery of its powerful pharmacological effects by Hunt and Taveau (108), later extended by Dale (49) and others, that the compound attracted the attention of physiologists. [...]