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Chromaffin cells are neuroendocrine cells found in the medulla of the adrenal gland and in other ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. They are derived from the embryonic neural crest.

Contents 1 Function 2 Nomenclature 3 =Techniques for studying chromaffin cells 3.1 Video 3.2 References 3.3 External links

[edit] Function

Chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla are innervated by the splanchnic nerve and secrete adrenaline, noradrenaline, and enkephalin into the bloodstream. As such, they play an important role in the fight-or-flight response.

They are also referred to as granules and this is where the enzyme dopamine-hydroxylase catalyzes the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine.

[edit] Nomenclature

These cells are so-named because they can be visualized by staining with chromium salts. Chromaffin salts oxidize and polymerize catecholamines to form a brown color, most strongly in the cells secreting noradrenaline.

(The enterochromaffin cells cells are named because of their histological similarity to chromaffin cells, but their function is quite different.)

[edit] =Techniques for studying chromaffin cells

Chromaffin cells can be studied in culture and are easily obtained from the adrenal glands of cattle by perfusion with a solution of collagenase.

[edit] Video

Mouse Adrenal Chromaffin Cell Isolation

[edit] References

• Carmichael, S.W. and Winkler,H. (1985). The adrenal chromaffin cell, Scientific American 253:40-49, [August]

[edit] External links

• Histology at Boston University 14507loa - "Endocrine System: adrenal gland, reticularis and medulla"
• Secretion Control in Adrenal Chromaffin Cells
• UC-San Diego Chromaffin Cell and Hypertension Research
• A Primer on Chromaffin Cells
• Rat Chromaffin cells primary cultures: Standardization and quality assessment for single-cell assays (a protocol)

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