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THE published finding of Stedman and Stedman1, that cholinesterase cannot be detected in cerebro-spinal fluid, appears to be generally accepted, for recent literature contains no account of further investigations in cholinesterase activity.
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REISS, M., HEMPHILL, R. Cholinesterase Activity in Cerebro-Spinal Fluid. Nature 161, 18 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161018b0
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