Abstract
1. The effects of central stimulant drugs injected intraperitoneally were examined on the release of acetylcholine (ACh) from the cerebral cortex of the anaesthetized rat. The effects of the drugs in increasing ACh release were approximately parallel to the increases produced in the electrical activity of the brain.
2. Leptazol in a dose of 150 mg/kg increased the release of ACh by 2.9 times the resting release and in a dose of 300 mg/kg by 7.5 times; on the e.e.g. the injection produced a large increase in the electrical activity.
3. Picrotoxin in a dose of 12 mg/kg increased the release of ACh by 7.5 times and on the e.e.g. caused a large increase in activity.
4. Strychnine in doses of 8 mg/kg and 12 mg/kg increased the release of ACh by 2.0 and 2.4 times and produced a small increase in the activity of the e.e.g.
5. Dexamphetamine in a dose of 100 mg/kg increased the release of ACh by 1.9 times and had no appreciable effect on the e.e.g.
6. Nikethamide in a dose of 2 g/kg increased the release of ACh by 2.3 times and produced no appreciable change in the e.e.g.
7. Caffeine in a dose of 100 mg/kg produced no significant effect on the release of ACh.
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