Figure 1: Diagram of a chromaffin cell, showing the relative distribution of secretory granules, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

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.

Cells send electrical impulses throughout the body, but electrophysiologists struggled to tune into these signals until the ...

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 ...