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Neurons from the medial septal nucleus and nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca provide an important cholinergic input to the hippocampus (Lewis and Shute, 1967; Oderfeld-Nowak et al, 1974; Meibach and Siegel, 1977). The cortex receives a widespread distribution of cholinergic fibres, the majority of which seem to originate from the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) (Johnston et al, 1981; Fibiger, 1982; Cuello and Sofroniew, 1984). From immunohistochemical studies it would appear that a topographic representation exists for this projection (Mesulam et al, 1986; Ingham et al, 1985). These fibers represent approximately 70% of the total cholinergic component of the cortex (Lehman et al, 1982), the remainder deriving from local circuit neurons (Sofroniew et al, 1982; Johnston et al, 1981). This participation of forebrain cholinergic neurons has been emphasized in recent years since a decrease in choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity has been reported to occur in the cortex and in the NBM of patients with Alzheimer’s disease Bowen et al, 1983; Davies and Maloney, 1976; Perry et al, 1977; Rossor et al, 1982; Sims et al, 1983). Furthermore, a reduced number of cells in the latter area has been reported as a feature of Alzheimer’s disease (Whitehouse et al, 1982).
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Cuello, A.C. et al. (1987). Influence of Gangliosides and Nerve Growth Factor on the Plasticity of Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons. In: Fuxe, K., Agnati, L.F. (eds) Receptor-Receptor Interactions. Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5415-4_7
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