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A Fluorescence Test for Serotonin and Other Tryptamines

Nature volume 172, page 772 (1953)Cite this article

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THE current interest in naturally occurring tryptamines, and the recent report by Shepherd et al. 1 on the detection of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), prompt us to describe a more sensitive and specific test which has been used for some time in our investigations on the pain-producing agent of burn-blister fluid2.

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    JOHN B. JEPSON & B. J. STEVENS

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JEPSON, J., STEVENS, B. A Fluorescence Test for Serotonin and Other Tryptamines. Nature 172, 772 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172772a0

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