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Synthesis of peripheral serotonin. Serotonin is synthesized from L-tryptophan by the TPH1 enzyme in the enterochromaffin cells of the intestinal epithelium, which is taken up by platelets and mast cells present in the local circulation. They release the serotonin elsewhere in the body either upon stimulation or due to their rupture.
