pheochromocyte

English

Etymology

phaeochrome +‎ -o- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

pheochromocyte (plural pheochromocytes)

1. A chromaffin cell.
   • 2015 May 15, Gagandip K. Poone et al., “The Hypothermic Influence on CHOP and Ero1-α in an Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Model of Cerebral Ischemia”, in Brain Sciences‎^[1], volume 5, →DOI:

     It should be noted that the PC12 cell line is derived from electrically inexcitable pheochromocytes.

Related terms

• pheochromocytoma