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Fluorescence histochemical examination of biogenic amines of the frog esophageal mucosa revealed that a serotonin-like monoamine exhibiting an yellow fluorescence was present in a certain type of cells. The new type of cells was specifically stained by the immunohistochemical method using anti-serotonin antiserum. From these observations, it is suggested that the new cell type in the esophageal mucosa probably contains 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin). The serotonin-containing cells were argentaffin, but negative for Grimelius' silver stain.
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Nada, O., Hiratsuka, T. & Komatsu, K. The occurrence of serotonin-containing cells in the esophageal epithelium of the bullfrog Rana catesbiana . Histochemistry 81, 115–118 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00490103
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