| Term: | interrenal primordium chromaffin cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | interrenal primordium |
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| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure located in the kidney that develops into the interrenal gland. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001346] |
| Name: | chromaffin cell |
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| Synonyms: | phaeochromocyte |
| Definition: | A cell that stores 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 of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009099] |