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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.
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Pastor, L.M., Ballesta, J., Perez-Tomas, R. et al. Immunocytochemical localization of serotonin in the reptilian lung. Cell Tissue Res. 248, 713–715 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00216504
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