Abstract
An estimate of serotonergic innervation density and regional serotonin (5-HT) concentration was performed from the distribution of in situ produced labelled α-methyl-serotonin. Rats were injected with ((3)H) labelled α-methyl-L: -tryptophan and the tracer distribution was measured using the autoradiographic method 14days following the injection. In a separate experiment, the total brain concentration of 5-HT in the rat brain was found to be 2.4±0.2nmol/g. Based on this, and the assumption that the specific activity of in situ produced α-methyl-serotonin is the same as that of the injected tracer, it was possible to estimate the regional concentrations of 5-HT and the relative concentration of regional serotonergic innervations. It was found, and reported for the first time here, that the highest concentration of serotonergic innervation is present in the solitary nucleus. Regionally measured 5-HT concentrations accord well with previously reported concentrations of 5-HT.
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