Drugs acting on the cholinergic system can improve or worsen cognitive abilities, and their effects are particularly pronounced in frail elderly individuals and patients with Alzheimer disease.

Neurones of one system, described and illustrated by us in the rat brain 1,2, contain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) throughout their length and are believed to be cholinergic, releasing ...

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