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(Circulation Research. 1953;1:460.)
© 1953 American Heart Association, Inc.

Acetylcholinesterase in the Conductive Tissue of the Heart

W. F. H. M. MOMMAKRTS PH.D.1, P. A. KHAIRALLAH M.D.1, MARY FLEMING DICKENS B.A.1

1 Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine Durham, N. C.

It is shown that the Purkinje system of bovine hearts contains a specific acetylcholinesterase resembling that of nervous tissue, in an amount comparable to that of peripheral nerve. Its possible implication in the conduction of impulses in the heart is discussed.

Submitted on June 18, 1953






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