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Effect of botulinum toxin on the choline acetyltransferase activity in salivary glands of cats

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The choline acetyltransferase activity of submandibular glands that had previously received a retrograde injection of botulinum toxin via their ducts was found to be markedly lower than in the untreated contralateral glands. In the parotid glands exposed to the same treatment the activity of this enzyme was less affected.

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  1. Institute of Physiology, University of Lund, Sölvegatan 19, S-223 62, Lund, Sweden

    J. Ekström, S. K. Kemplay, J. R. Garrett & L. W. Duchen

  2. King's College Hospital Dental School, SE5 8RX, London

    J. Ekström, S. K. Kemplay, J. R. Garrett & L. W. Duchen

  3. Institute of Psychiatry, SE5 8HF, London, England

    J. Ekström, S. K. Kemplay, J. R. Garrett & L. W. Duchen

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This work was supported by grants from the Wellcome Foundation to S. K. K. and J. R. G., and from the Faculty of Medicine in Lund to J. E.

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Ekström, J., Kemplay, S.K., Garrett, J.R. et al. Effect of botulinum toxin on the choline acetyltransferase activity in salivary glands of cats. Experientia 33, 1458–1460 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01918806

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