title: Leydig cells in the lingual epithelium of the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, are immunoreactive for serotonin.
abstract: The Leydig cells in the lingual epithelium of the axolotl were investigated by immunohistochemistry using serotonin antiserum. Serotonin-immunoreactivity was found in their secretory granules. The physiological role of serotonin in the Leydig cell, a type of exocrine cell, is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Anatomy, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toyoshima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimamura
mesh_terms: D000557:Ambystoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014059:Tongue / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin