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Numerous investigations have been concerned with demonstrating the role of chemical substances, especially acetylcholine, in central synaptic transmission. The results are conclusive for Renshaw cells, but are only suggestive for the cerebral cortex.
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Bhargava, V.K. (1976). Cholinergic inhibitory mechanism in the cerebral cortex. In: Bradley, P.B., Dhawan, B.N. (eds) Drugs and Central Synaptic Transmission. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01247-3_7
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