Identification and Quantitative Determination of Serotonin (5-hydroxy-tryptamine) in Blood Platelets.
- 1 February 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 85 (2) , 282-285
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-85-20855
Abstract
Serotonin was identified in bovine platelets by the coincidence of its u.-v. absorption spectrum with that of synthetic serotonin, and by the agreement of analyses based on u.-v. absorption, Folin-Ciocalteu reaction, and pharmacological assay. In amt., it averaged 23 [mu]g./mg. of dry platelets. No other indolic or pheolic substance was found in the platelet extracts.Keywords
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