| 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] |
| Name: | mislocalised |
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| Synonyms: | ectopic, mislocalized |
| Definition: | A positional quality inhering in a bearer by virtue the bearer's being changed in abnormal position. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000628] |