pheochromocytoma

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With the exception of 1 pheochromocytoma, 1 cyst, and 1 myelolipoma, all AI larger than 6 cm were carcinomas.

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  1. noun A usually benign tumor of the adrenal medulla or the sympathetic nervous system in which the affected cells secrete increased amounts of epinephrine or norepinephrine.

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  • With the exception of 1 pheochromocytoma, 1 cyst, and 1 myelolipoma, all AI larger than 6 cm were carcinomas. —  Notes from Dr. RW
  • Here we report on the expression profile analysis of miRNAs in human teratocarcinoma NTere2D1, mouse embryonic carcinoma P19, mouse neuroblastoma Neuro2a and rat pheochromocytoma PC12D cells, which can be induced into differentiated cells with long neuritic processes, i.e., after cell differentiation, such that the resultant cells look similar to neuronal cells. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • We show here that in rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells synuclein-1, the rat homolog of human alpha-synuclein, is highly and selectively up-regulated at the mRNA and protein levels after 7 days of nerve growth factor treatment. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Center for Wireless Nano -, Bio - and Info-Tech Sensors and Systems, and researchers from Arkansas State University worked with rat pheochromocytoma, otherwise known as PC12 cells. —  Daily Headlines
  • Xie, Linfeng Chen, senior research associate in the Center for Wireless Nano -, Bio - and Info-Tech Sensors and Systems, and researchers from Arkansas State University worked with rat pheochromocytoma, otherwise known as PC12 cells. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
 

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  1. pheochromocyte, chromaffin cell (Greek phaios, dusky + chromo- + -cyte) + -oma.
 

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