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Science 17 July 1964:
Vol. 145. no. 3629, pp. 275 - 276
DOI: 10.1126/science.145.3629.275
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"Chromaffin" Cell: Electron Microscopic Identification in the Human Dermis

Malcolm H. McGavran 1

1 Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110

A granulated cell in human skin has an ultrastructure similar to that of chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. This cell is closely associated with unmyelinated axons and may be the site of peripheral store of noradrenaline.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Histology and Cytochemistry of Human Skin: XXXIV. The Eyebrows.
W. Montagna (1970)
Arch Dermatol 101, 257-263
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