Predominant Cytosolic Distribution of Serotonin in Rat Pineal Gland in Contrast to Biogenic Monoamine Localization in Midbrain and Adrenal Gland
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The subcellular distribution of serotonin and norepinephrine in the rat pineal gland was studied by tissue fractionation and compared with that of biogenic monoamines in the adrenal gland and midbrain. Homogenized tissues were fractionated by ultracentrifugation or by filtration through cellulose ester membranes. Most of the epinephrine (70‐80%) and norepinephrine (62‐82%) present in the adrenal glands was detected in the particulate fraction. The same distribution was found for serotonin (68. 5%) and norepinephrine (59%) in the midbrain and for norepinephrine (62. 5%) in the pineal gland. However, most of the serotonin in the pineal was found in the soluble fraction (895–98%). This suggests that the great majority of serotonin in the rat pinealocytes is cytosolic and thus is not stored in subcellular vesicles, in contrast to the biogenic monoamines in the midbrain or adrenal gland.
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