title: Acetylcholine: future research and perspectives.
abstract: Ever since the initial description of chemical transmission in the early part of the 20th century and the identification of acetylcholine (ACh) as the first such transmitter, interests grew to define the multiple facets of its functions. This multitude is only partially covered here, but even in the areas preselected for this special issue, research on the cholinergic system is still thriving. Notwithstanding an impressive amount of knowledge that has been accumulated, partly triggered by the cholinergic hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD [1]), the different reviews in this issue not only summarise our current state of the art, they also highlight that this field has still large potential for future development. Taken from these reviews, we here pinpoint several topics fit for future attention.
authors.affiliation: University of Groningen, Biological Center, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands. e.a.van.der.zee@rug.nl
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Van der Zee
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riedel
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000502:physiology*; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology*; D002799:Cholinergic Fibers / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology*; D057906:Circadian Clocks / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D023421:Models, Animal; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000473:pathology; D012107:Research Design / Q000639:trends*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000109:Acetylcholine