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SEROTONIN (5-hydroxytryptamine) contained in the gastrointestinal tract is intimately associated with the Kultschitzky type of cells1. Carcinoid tumours arise from such cells so their serotonin content is very important2; apparently, the majority, or maybe all, the symptoms of the so-called carcinoid syndrome must be attributed to the presence of serotonin at the level of the tumour3.
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COSTERO, I., BARROSO-MOGUEL, R. & EARLE, K. Pinealoma : a Variety of Argentaffinoma?. Nature 199, 190–191 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199190b0
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