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DictionarySeechromaffinchromaffin reaction
chro·maf·fin re·ac·tionproduction of a yellow-brown to brown coloration 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 tumors that produce catecholamines. See also: chromaffin. chromaffin reactionHistological demonstration of cytoplasmic granules containing epinephrine when subjected to stains containing chromium salts. Such granules stain green with ferric chloride, yellow with iodine, and brown with osmic acid. |