title: Acetylcholine levels of rat brain and heart in starvation and protein restriction.
abstract: Acetylcholine (ACh) levels and protein content in brain and heart were determined in normal, acutely starved, chronically semi-starved and chronically protein restricted groups of adult male rats. The only change observed in acute starvation and chronic semi-starvation was an increase in ACh level with a decrease in protein content in the heart, no change was observed in the brain. Protein restriction, however, produced a significant rise in ACh levels with a decrease in protein content of both brain and heart.
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011488:Protein Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013217:Starvation / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000109:Acetylcholine