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Monoamine-containing cells in atrioventricular valves of the opossum heart

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Using a specific technique for biogenic amines, similar cells to those described as small intense fluorescent (SIF) cells were identified in the atrioventricular valves of the opossum heart. It is suggested that these cells, under neural control, may secrete amines.

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  1. Department of Morphology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, Cx. Postal 301, 14.100, Ribeirão Preto, S. P., Brazil

    A. L. Ferreira

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Ferreira, A.L. Monoamine-containing cells in atrioventricular valves of the opossum heart. Experientia 33, 202–203 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02124066

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