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Detection of serotonin and serotonin related gene reveals unique roles in human intestinal epithelial development
2025-12-01
Abstract excerpt
Although 95% of serotonin in the human body is produced in the gastrointestinal tract, most prior research work has focused on the brain. Despite its abundance in the gut, serotonin’s role in early intestinal development remains poorly understood. Here we show that serotonin is detected in both the small intestine and large intestine as early as 14-15 weeks gestational age. Using single-cell transcriptomics with h...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5505a81c-2ad2-5c6e-bd12-1dc2b8ffae40
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.11.27.690965