5-HT4 Receptor - Location

Location

The receptor is located in the alimentary tract, urinary bladder, heart and adrenal gland as well as the central nervous system (CNS). In the CNS the receptor appears in the putamen, caudate nucleus, nucleus accumbens, globus pallidus and substantia nigra and to a lesser extent in the neocortex, raphe and pontine nuclei and some areas of the thalamus. It has not been found in the cerebellum.

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