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Conformation of Acetylcholine

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THE development of the attenuated total reflexion (ATR) method1,2 for the examination of aqueous solutions in the infra-red region has made it possible to re-examine the problem of the conformation of acetylcholine (Ach) in aqueous and mammalian Ringer solution.

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CANEPA, F., MOONEY, E. Conformation of Acetylcholine. Nature 207, 78–79 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207078a0

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