Paraganglia of the bladder.
Normal paraganglia containing high amounts of catecholamines are a constant feature of the wall of the bladder in elderly men. The paraganglia in this location might give rise to pheochromocytomas. The importance of the local endocrine effects in the regulation of the muscular tone in the bladder is discussed.
D002838:Chromaffin System / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000502:physiology; D010233:Paraganglia, Chromaffin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000166:cytology*