| Literature DB >> 6133910 |
A Nordberg, C Larsson, R Adolfsson, I Alafuzoff, B Winblad.
Abstract
The activity of the acetylcholine synthesizing enzyme choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) (presynaptic marker) and number of muscarine-like receptor binding sites have been measured in the hippocampus from eight individuals with senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT) and ten controls. A negative correlation (r = 0.80; p less than 0.05) was found between the ChAT activity and the number of muscarine-like receptors in the SDAT group but not in the controls. The findings might indicate an ongoing compensatory receptor mechanism as a response to changes in presynaptic cholinergic activity.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6133910 DOI: 10.1007/bf01243370
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm Impact factor: 3.575