Medical Definition of Chromaffin reaction

1. Production of a yellow-brown to brown colouration in normal and abnormal cells containing epinephrine and norepinephrine, when fresh tissue slices are placed in a dichromate-chromate mixture overnight; useful for detection of pheochromocytoma (adrenal medulla) and other tumours which produce catecholamines. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chromaffin Reaction

christly
christom
christoms
christy
chrom-
chroma
chroma-key
chroma key
chromaesthesia
chromaffin
chromaffin body
chromaffin cell
chromaffin cells
chromaffin granules
chromaffin reaction (current term)
chromaffin system
chromaffin tissue
chromaffin tumour
chromaffinoma
chromaffinopathy
chromagen
chromagens
chromakey
chromakeyed
chromakeying
chromakeys
chromalveolate
chromalveolates
chroman

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