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Diversity and Processing of Acetylcholinesterase

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Book cover Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins

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This chapter is based on the Bert La Du — ASPET plenary lecture delivered by Jean Massoulié at the opening of the Sixth International Meeting on Cholinesterases. It is a pleasure and an honour to dedicate this discussion of the diversity of acetylcholinesterase forms to Bert La Du, whose in depth approach to the molecular pharmacogenetics of the sister enzyme, butyrylcholinesterase, has always been a source of inspiration for us, because of the strong similarities and considerable differences between the two enzyme systems.

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Massoulié, J. et al. (1998). Diversity and Processing of Acetylcholinesterase. In: Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L., Gentry, M.K. (eds) Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1540-5_2

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