Preganglionic sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons; forebrain cholinergic neurons |
Cat, chicken, rat |
Electrical stimulation |
Parallel modulation of choline uptake and ACh synthesis |
(10, 55, 59–61, 163)
|
Various forebrain preparations |
Rat |
In vivo pharmacological modulation of ACh release |
CHT Vmax and Bmax for HC-3 binding regulated in parallel with ACh release
|
(56, 57, 63, 71, 75)
|
Various CNS preparations |
Rat, mouse, horseshoe crab |
Depolarization of sample with high [K+] buffer
|
Increased CHT Vmax and Bmax for HC-3 binding
|
(64, 65, 76, 138, 164)
|
Striatal plasma membrane enriched preparation |
Rat |
Treatment of membranes with PLA2 or arachidonic acid |
Increased Bmax for HC-3 binding
|
(132, 136, 137)
|
Hippocampal synaptosomes |
Rat |
Preincubation with serine– threonine phosphatase inhibitors |
Decreased CHT Vmax |
(101)
|
Electric organ synaptosomes |
Torpedo
|
Preincubation with cyclosporine A |
Deceased choline uptake |
(88)
|
Striatal membranes |
Rat |
Preincubation of membranes ± Mg2+ and ATP
|
Altered affinity for HC-3 binding |
(38, 143)
|
Brain synaptosomes |
Locust |
Preincubation with cAMP analogues |
Increased HC-3 binding |
(165)
|
Brain synaptosomes |
Rat |
Disruption of microtubules with colchicine |
Decreased choline uptake |
(130)
|
Hippocampal synaptosomes and membrane preparations |
Mouse |
Transgenic mice over- expressing AChE |
Increased HC-3 binding and choline uptake |
(150, 151)
|
Hippocampal and cortical synaptosomes |
Rat and mouse |
Behavioral training (Including radial maze and T maze) |
Increased choline uptake |
(67–71)
|