Synthesis and storage of serotonin by parafollicular (C) cells of the thyroid gland of active, prehibernating and hibernating bats.
D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal; D001345:Autoradiography; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000378:metabolism; D002685:Chiroptera; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000378:metabolism; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D006605:Hibernation; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D012621:Seasons; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014316:Tritium
D014316:Tritium; D012701:Serotonin; D002116:Calcitonin; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase