For example, CytoTherapeutics (Sunnyvale, CA)–has developed a cell therapy in which encapsulated bovine adrenal chromaffin cells were implanted at the base of the spine for neuropathic pain.
The 2004 WHO classification of endocrine tumors defines pheochromocytoma as a tumor arising from catecholamine-producing chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla -- an intra-adrenal paraganglioma.
Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007;3(2):92-102. Two further related recommendations arose from the discussion session on biochemical diagnosis: first, reference intervals for plasma and ...