(1) Department of Pathology, The Hospital for Sick Children, M5G 1X8 Toronto, Ontario, canada;(2) Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, M5G 1X8, Ontario, Canada
Abstract:
Summary By immunocytochemistry serotonin was localized in the chief cells of the carotid body in human infants. Radioenzymatic measurement of the serotonin concentration revealed that it represents a significant proportion of the total amine content of the carotid body.