5-Hydroxytryptamine immunoreactivity  in the epidermal sacciform gland cells  of the clingfish Lepadogaster candollei Risso.
Summary. Serotonin has been demonstrated in the epidermal sacciform glandular cells of the clingfish Lepadogaster candollei by use of immunocytochemistry. Serotonin immunoreactivity is found both in the peripheral cytoplasm of the glandular cells and their luminal secretion.The presence of serotonin in the sacciform glandular cells parallels that located by both biochemical and immunocytochemicalproced procedures in the cutaneous glands of many amphibian species.
Department of Animal Biology and Marine Ecology Messina University, Messina, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D005399:Fishes; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
D012701:Serotonin