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Presence of hormones (triiodothyronine, serotonin and histamine) in the immune cells of newborn rats
Author(s) -
Pállinger Éva,
Kovács P.,
Csaba G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
cell biology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1095-8355
pISSN - 1065-6995
DOI - 10.1016/j.cellbi.2005.05.010
Subject(s) - serotonin , histamine , triiodothyronine , hormone , immune system , endocrinology , medicine , thyroid hormones , biology , immunology , receptor
Five hormones in lymphatic cells from the spleen and thymus of newborn rats were measured using flow cytometry and confocal microscopic immunofluorescence. Immunoreactive histamine, serotonin and triiodothyronine (T 3 ) were present in the cells. However, growth hormone and insulin were not observed, except for low levels of insulin in a few spleen cells. Serotonin content was modest compared to the histamine and T 3 levels. The localization of each hormone in the cells was different. The importance of these observations in the light of functional data is discussed.