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. 1970 Jul;39(3):653–655. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1970.tb10373.x

Rapid method for the determination of 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in small regions of rat brain

G Curzon, A R Green
PMCID: PMC1702616  PMID: 5472211

Abstract

A rapid and sensitive method for measuring 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, using o-phthalaldehyde and L-cysteine, is presented, enabling both compounds to be measured in small areas of rat brain.

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