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Action of Pemoline on RNA Metabolism in the Brain

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MAGNESIUM–PEMOLINE produces an increase of RNA in the brain tissue of animals1. It has been confirmed2,3 that this product is a psycho-stimulant which acts on the memory. It has also been suggested4 that RNA acts as a “molecule of memory” and that RNase interferes with this action in planarians5 and in mammals6.

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PUIG MUSET, P., RAMIA, J. & MARTÍN-ESTEVE, J. Action of Pemoline on RNA Metabolism in the Brain. Nature 215, 522–523 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215522a0

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