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Serotonin-producing cells in duodenum of Siberian chipmunk under various seasonal conditions
O A Shvareva1, M S Vinogradova, L V Shestopalova
1Laboratory of Ecological Problem of Morphology, Institute of Regional Pathology and Pathomorphology, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk. shvareva@mail.ru
Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
|October 5, 2001
Abstract:
We studied species-specific characteristics of enterochromaffin cells in the duodenum in Siberian chipmunk in various physiological states. Predominance of synthetic or secretory phase in enterochromaffin cell activity depends on body temperature, metabolism, and feeding behavior.