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A Method for Differentiating between Noradrenaline- and Adrenaline-storing Cells in the Light and Electron Microscope

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IT is now a well-established fact that adrenal chromaffin cells of many vertebrates store substantial quantities of both adrenaline and noradrenaline. The relative proportions of the two catecholamines in the normal adult animal is species specific.

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    R. E. COUPLAND, A. S. PYPER & D. HOPWOOD

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COUPLAND, R., PYPER, A. & HOPWOOD, D. A Method for Differentiating between Noradrenaline- and Adrenaline-storing Cells in the Light and Electron Microscope. Nature 201, 1240–1242 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011240b0

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