title: Serotonin-containing cells in the horse gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: The presence and distribution of serotonin-containing cells in the gastroenteric tract of horses have been investigated. The enterochromaffin (EC) cells have been identified using immunostaining procedures at both light and electron microscopic level. The EC cells were very numerous in the pyloric gland region, were only few in the duodenum but were absolutely lacking from the more distal portions of the intestine.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Normale Veterinaria, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pedini
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004064:Digestive System / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004386:Duodenum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004759:Enterochromaffin Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D011708:Pylorus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin