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Descriptor English: Chromaffin Granules
Descriptor Spanish: Gránulos Cromafines
Descriptor gránulos cromafines
Scope note: Orgánulos de las CÉLULAS CROMAFINES localizadas en las glándulas suprarrenales y en algunos otros órganos. En estos gránulos tiene lugar la síntesis, el almacenamiento, el metabolismo y la secreción de EPINEFRINA y NOREPINEFRINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Grânulos Cromafim
Descriptor French: Granules chromaffines
Entry term(s): Chromaffin Granule
Granule, Chromaffin
Granules, Chromaffin
Tree number(s): A06.224.161.500
A11.284.430.214.190.500.207
A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.190.207
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002837
Scope note: Organelles in CHROMAFFIN CELLS located in the adrenal glands and various other organs. These granules are the site of the synthesis, storage, metabolism, and secretion of EPINEPHRINE and NOREPINEPHRINE.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Chromaffin System (1966-1977)
Cytoplasmic Granules (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM 1978-90
History Note: 91(78); was see under CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM 1978-90
DeCS ID: 2886
Unique ID: D002837
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/27
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Chromaffin Granules - Preferred
Concept UI M0004364
Scope note Organelles in CHROMAFFIN CELLS located in the adrenal glands and various other organs. These granules are the site of the synthesis, storage, metabolism, and secretion of EPINEPHRINE and NOREPINEPHRINE.
Preferred term Chromaffin Granules
Entry term(s) Chromaffin Granule
Granule, Chromaffin
Granules, Chromaffin



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