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A chromaffin cell of ectodermal origin present in the fetal adrenal gland. Sympathetic and medullary cells originate from these cells.  

One of the large epithelial cells that occur in groups in the hilus of the ovary. They are thought to be chromaffin cells.  

A red blood cell that contains small basophilic-staining dots. It is seen in lead poisoning, malaria, severe anemia, and leukemia.  

In patients being treated with high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy, the removal of stem cells (the precursors to red and white blood cells and platelets) from the patient’s blood before treatment and their reinfusion after treatment. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor, erythropoietin, and other growth factors are administered to stimulate proliferation of the stem…

A Kupffer cell, one of the macrophages that line the sinusoids of the liver.  

A star-shaped cell with processes extending from it (e.g., astrocytes and Kupffer’s cells).  

A vacuolated cell with the nucleus off center. Mucus-secreting adenocarcinomas usually contain these cells.  

A type II alveolar cell that secretes pulmonary surfactant; it is adjacent to a septum of the alveoli.  

A cell that when stimulated gives rise to nerve impulses that are conveyed to the central nervous system.