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The blood levels of serotonin (5-HT) and substance P (SP) in the portal vein were studied after splanchnic nerve stimulation in the cat. The portal levels of both substances were studied before, during and after splanchnic nerve stimulation. There was a twofold increase in 5-HT during stimulation whilst the SP concentration remained unchanged. These results suggest that the nervous control of the amine release into the portal stream and the mechanism that regulates the release of the polypeptide is not the same.
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Larsson, I., Ahlman, H., Bhargava, H.N. et al. The effects of splanchnic nerve stimulation on the plasma levels of serotonin and substance P in the portal vein of the cat. J. Neural Transmission 46, 105–112 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01250332
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