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Abstract
The thyroid gland of three species of marmosets were studied with the Falck and Hillarp fluroescence technique for monoamines. Two types of fluorescent C cells were observed. The predominant type displayed the greenish (or blue) fluorescence characteristic of catecholamines. The other type displayed a yellowish fluorescence most probably due to 5-HT. The presence of monoamines in C cells now reported for the first time in Primates offers an interesting possibility for studying their presumed role in calcitonin secretion.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 821900 DOI: 10.1007/BF00497454
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Histochemistry ISSN: 0301-5564