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Descriptor English: Chromaffin Cells
Descriptor Spanish: Células Cromafines
Descriptor células cromafines
Scope note: Células que almacenan vesículas secretoras de adrenalina. Durante los periodos de estrés, el sistema nervioso envía señales a estas vesículas para que segreguen su contenido hormonal. Su nombre deriva de su capacidad de tomar color carmelita al colorearse con sales de cromo. Característicamente, se localizan en la médula adrenal y en los paraganglios (PARAGANGLIOS CROMAFINES) del sistema nervioso simpático.
Descriptor Portuguese: Células Cromafins
Descriptor French: Cellules chromaffines
Entry term(s): Cellule chromaffine
Tree number(s): A06.224.161
A11.299
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019439
Scope note: Cells that store epinephrine secretory vesicles. During times of stress, the nervous system signals the vesicles to secrete their hormonal content. Their name derives from their ability to stain a brownish color with chromic salts. Characteristically, they are located in the adrenal medulla and paraganglia (PARAGANGLIA, CHROMAFFIN) of the sympathetic nervous system.
Annotation: located in adrenal medulla & sympath paraganglia; store epinephrine
Allowable Qualifiers: CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 32872
Unique ID: D019439
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Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Cellules chromaffines - Preferred
Concept UI M0028920
Preferred term Cellules chromaffines
Entry term(s) Cellule chromaffine



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