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Acetylcholinesterase decrease in the optic lobe after unilateral eye deprivation.

A Contestabile·M Ercolessi·A Bellucci
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Unilateral eye enucleation in a teleost and a turtle results in progressive AChE decrease in the optic lobe controlateral to the extirpated eye. The final difference reaches 15% in teleost and more than 20% in turtle. No drastic differences in localization, but a rearrangement of histochemical pattern, due to the degeneration of retinal fibres, is noticed.

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A Contestabile, M Ercolessi, A Bellucci. 1978-06-15. Acetylcholinesterase decrease in the optic lobe after unilateral eye deprivation.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01947308

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