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Enzyme histochemistry and hormones of the developing gastrointestinal tract of the chick embryo

V. The ultrastructural and biochemical evidence for the presence of an insulin like substance, enteroglucagon and seratonin in the developing chick duodenum

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The presence of 5-Hydroxytryptamine, entero-glucagon and insulin in the developing chick duodenum is demonstrated. High levels of enteroglucagon and insulin were found during early embryonic life, enteroglucagon and insulin were found to persist at low levels after hatching.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

    Dorothea L. Baxter-Grillo,  T. Amakawa &  R. Ito

  2. Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Amakawa &  R. Ito

  3. Faculty of Health Sciences, IFE University, ILE-IFE, Western Nigeria

    Dorothea L. Baxter-Grillo

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Baxter-Grillo, D.L., Amakawa, T. & Ito, R. Enzyme histochemistry and hormones of the developing gastrointestinal tract of the chick embryo. Histochemie 33, 281–286 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306256

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