title: The use of epon embedding with the Falck-Hillarp technique to preserve the serotonin-associated fluorescence of endocrine and mast cells in the rat stomach.
abstract: Epon embedding was used with the Falck-Hillarp Technique in a study of rat gastric endocrine cells in order to improve morphological resolution. The epon embedding not only produced excellent morphological results, but also resulted in the long-term preservation, now for 10 years of the serotonin-associated fluorescence in the gastric endocrine and mast cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000166:cytology*; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013270:Stomach / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin