title: MIDBRAIN HEMISECTION: EFFECT ON CORTICAL ACETYLCHOLINE IN THE CAT.
abstract: A midbrain hemisection in a midpontine pretrigeminal preparation of the cat causes an asymmetry in the electroencephalogram with a marked increase in the acetylcholine content of the cortex from the synchronized hemisphere. It is suggested that the increase in acetylcholine is related to the decrease of nervous activity caused by the hemisection.
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine; D002415:Cats; D002540:Cerebral Cortex; D004569:Electroencephalography; D008636:Mesencephalon; D008660:Metabolism; D010827:Physiology; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D000109:Acetylcholine
keywords: ACETYLCHOLINE; CATS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; MESENCEPHALON; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY