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Acetylcholine Liberation from Cerebral Cortex during Paradoxical (REM) Sleep

Jasper, Herbert H., Tessier, Jacques·1971·Science

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The rate of liberation of free acetylcholine from the surface of prostigmin-treated cerebral cortex in the freely moving cat has been determined in states of slow wave sleep, paradoxical or activated sleep, and waking. The average rate during slow wave sleep (1.2 nanograms per minute per square centimeter of cortical surface) increased during paradoxical sleep (2.2 nanograms per minute) and during waking (2.1 nanograms per minute). The rate of acetylcholine release is thus related to the electroencephalogram pattern of desynchronized activation of the cortex rather than to the behavioral responsiveness of the animals.

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Authors
Jasper, H. H., & Tessier, J.
Venue
Science
Published
1971-05-07
Volume
172
Issue
3983
Pages
601-602
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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426
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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