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A rapid and sensitive method for the determination of serotonin turnover in discrete brain areas

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The present method permits rapid and sensitive study of the concentration levels of serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the same tissue sample and the determination of the turnover of these substances in small brain parts.

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    Achim Raab

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I wish to thank Merck Sharp and Dohme for supplies of probenecid.

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Raab, A. A rapid and sensitive method for the determination of serotonin turnover in discrete brain areas. Z. Vergl. Physiol. 68, 272–275 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298254

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