A protein encoded by an alternative splice variant of choline acetyltransferase mRNA is localized preferentially in peripheral nerve cells and fibers.

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Central cholinergic systems have been visualized by immunohistochemistry using antibodies to choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). Peripheral cholinergic cells and fibers, however, have been hardly detectable with most of these antibodies. This phenomenon suggests that a different form of ChAT may exist in peripheral tissues. Here we report two types of mRNA for ChAT expressed by alternative splicing in rat...

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