In mammals, oxygen detection mechanisms have been extensively studied in erythropoietin-producing cells, chromaffin cells, bulbar and cortical neurons, pulmonary neuroepithelial cells, smooth muscle ...

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.

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

Abnormal growth of chromaffin cells, a type of nerve cell found throughout the body leads to paraganglioma also known as glomus jugulare tumor. It is a rare form of neuroendocrine tumor. These tumors ...

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 ...

Disrupting the hydrophobic face of the amphipathic helix impairs the ability of the CpxII CTD to prevent premature release. (A, D) Primary sequences depicting the point mutations L124E-L128E (A) and ...

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