title: Preparation and culture of adrenal chromaffin cells.
abstract: Cultured chromaffin cells have been used for almost 40 years in the study of different cell functions using biochemical, electrophysiological, pharmacological, and toxicological approaches. Chromaffin cells are essentially secretory cells that are used to model sympathetic neurons or neuroendocrine cells. In this chapter, we describe the most common methods currently used to isolate and culture chromaffin cells from the animals used most commonly: cows, rats, and mice. We also provide some advice on the use of these cells in the laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D019439:Chromaffin Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D017364:Collagenases; D051379:Mice; D010206:Papain; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D010206:Papain; D017364:Collagenases