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Immunohistochemical studies on the serotonergic innervation of the pia mater

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The direct innervation of the pial blood vessels by serotonin neurons has been demonstrated with a modified peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique in the mammalian central nervous system. The pia mater covering the ventrolateral surface of the medulla oblongata is innervated by numerous varicose serotonin fibers originating from the serotonin neurons of the lower brainstem. Scattered serotonin fibers were observed in the pia mater in every part of the brain and spinal cord.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramchi-Hirokoji, Kamikyoku, 602, Kyoto, Japan

    Y. Sano, Y. Takeuchi, H. Yamada, S. Ueda & M. Goto

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Sano, Y., Takeuchi, Y., Yamada, H. et al. Immunohistochemical studies on the serotonergic innervation of the pia mater. Histochemistry 76, 277–280 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00501930

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