Immunocytochemical localization of serotonin in the reptilian lung.
The distribution of serotonin-immunoreactive cells in the lung of 4 species of reptiles was investigated. Serotonin-containing cells were found forming groups in the interconnecting septa in all 4 species studied, and also as solitary cells in Testudo graeca and Mauremys caspica. Serotonin-containing cells were also localized in the intramural ganglia of Pseudemys scripta elegans and Testudo graeca. The present study confirms that serotonin is widely distributed in the lung of vertebrates.
Pastor
L M
LM
Ballesta
J
J
Perez-Tomas
R
R
Marin
J A
JA
Hernandez
F
F
Madrid
J F
JF
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005724:Ganglia / Q000166:cytology; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology*; D012104:Reptiles; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014426:Turtles
D000906:Antibodies; D012701:Serotonin