Serotonin and Change of Colour in Frogs

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1959 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 183, pages 1,271-1,272 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: K G, DAVEY;

doi: 10.1038/1831271a0

pmid: 13657084

Serotonin and Change of Colour in Frogs

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Abstract

IT is well known that intermedin, a secretion of the pituitary, is responsible for the dispersion of the pigment in the melanocytes of frogs. The identity of the secretion has remained a mystery; indeed, there are few compounds capable of causing the darkening of hypophysectomized frogs.

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Serotonin, Serotonin Agents, Pigmentation, Animals, Color, Humans, Anura

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