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WE have already analysed the ammonia formation systems in brain tissue as part of a study of the metabolic patterns of the excitatory state in the nervous system1. We have now extended our investigation to the respiratory and energy-transfer systems. It is well known that both the respiration and lactate formation of brain slices are markedly increased by the addition of potassium chloride, and a similar condition is also induced by electrical stimulation of brain slices2.
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TSUKADA, Y., TAKAGAKI, G. Effect of Potassium Ions on Brain Slices. Nature 175, 725–726 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175725a0
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