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Chromaffin Cells

Known as: Pheochromocyte, Phaeochromocyte, Cell, Chromaffin 
Cells that store epinephrine secretory vesicles. During times of stress, the nervous system signals the vesicles to secrete their hormonal content… 
National Institutes of Health

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Adrenal MedullaChromaffin SystemEnterochromaffin-like CellsParaganglia structure

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Chromatophore

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Review
1998
Review
1998
The adrenergic stress response in fish: control of catecholamine storage and release.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Transport, docking and exocytosis of single secretory granules in live chromaffin cells
Neurons maintain a limited pool of synaptic vesicles which are docked at active zones and are awaiting exocytosis. By contrast… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Mobile and immobile calcium buffers in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells.
1. The calcium binding capacity (kappa S) of bovine chromaffin cells preloaded with fura‐2 was measured during nystatin… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A Ca-dependent early step in the release of catecholamines from adrenal chromaffin cells.
Intense stimuli, such as trains of depolarizing pulses or the caffeine-induced release of calcium from intracellular stores… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Environmental influences in the development of neural crest derivatives: glucocorticoids, growth factors, and chromaffin cell plasticity
The neural crest gives rise to three major adrenergic cell types: sympathetic principal neurons, adrenal chromaffin cells, and… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Dihydropyridine BAY-K-8644 activates chromaffin cell calcium channels
Douglas and Rubin1 suggested that “the role of acetylcholine as a transmitter at the adrenal medulla is to cause some brief… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Transplanted adrenal chromaffin cells in rat brain reduce lesion-induced rotational behaviour
Rats with unilateral lesions of substantia nigra pars compacta (SN), the area of the brain containing most dopamine-containing… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Co-release of enkephalin and catecholamines from cultured adrenal chromaffin cells
The opioid peptides Leu-enkephalin and Met-enkephalin1,2 are stored intraneuronally in the brain3 where they are thought to act… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Nerve growth factor-induced fiber outgrowth from isolated rat adrenal chromaffin cells: impairment by glucocorticoids.
Addition of nerve growth factor to cultures of dissociated rat adrenal medullary cells caused fiber outgrowth from chromaffin… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
The composition of adrenal chromaffin granules: An assessment of controversial results
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