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Paraganglia structure

Known as: paraganglia, Paraganglion, Chromaffin Body 
A collection of cells that came from embryonic nervous tissue, and are found near the adrenal glands and some blood vessels and nerves. Most… 
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Aortic BodiesGlomus tympanicumMicrobiologicalNeurosecretory Systems

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Carotid BodyChromaffin Cells

Broader (3)

Enterochromaffin-like CellsHomogeneous organSympathetic Ganglia

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Autonomic innervation of the carotid body: Role in efferent inhibition
2005
2005
Distribution and fate of cocaine‐ and amphetamine‐regulated transcript peptide (CARTp)‐expressing cells in rat urinary bladder: A developmental study
We examined the distribution and fate of cocaine‐ and amphetamine‐regulated transcript peptide (CARTp)55–102‐immunoreactive (IR… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Genomic imprinting and environment in hereditary paraganglioma
Hereditary paraganglioma (PGL) is characterized by the development of slow‐growing and vascularized tumors in the paraganglionic… 
2001
2001
Functional Regeneration in a Rat Parkinson's Model after Intrastriatal Grafts of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Transforming Growth Factor β1-Expressing Extra-Adrenal Chromaffin…
Intrabrain transplantation of chromaffin cell aggregates of the Zuckerkandl's organ, an extra-adrenal paraganglion that has never… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Molecular markers of sympathoadrenal cells
Abstract Cells constituting the sympathoadrenal (SA) cell lineage originate from the neural crest and acquire a catecholaminergic… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Developmental gene expression of sympathetic nervous system tumors reflects their histogenesis.
Comparisons of the developing human sympathetic nervous system (SNS) to tumors presumed to derive from these cells may suggest… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Loss of heterozygosity on the short arm of chromosomes 1 and 3 in sporadic pheochromocytoma and extra-adrenal paraganglioma.
Review
1996
Review
1996
Growth factors in chromaffin cells
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Appearance of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes during development of rat sympathetic nervous system: possible role of tissue environment.
We sought to determine, in rat embryo, when and at what site in their migration cells derived from the neural crest differentiate… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Osmiophile Granules in the Glomus Cells of the Rabbit Carotid Body
THE concept of an endocrine role for the carotid body was implied by Kohn1, when he classed the tissue as a paraganglion, but… 
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