Percent of total serotonin produced in enterochromaffin cells

Value 90 Percent
Organism Various
Reference Indiana University school of medicine -The Medical biochemistry page - link
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Comments The greatest concentration of 5HT (90%) is found in the enterochromaffin cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Most of the remainder of the body's 5HT is found in platelets and the CNS.
Entered by Uri M
ID 102687