Mouse adrenal chromaffin cell isolation

J Vis Exp. 2007 Jan 5:(2):129. doi: 10.3791/129.

Abstract

Adrenal medullary chromaffin cell culture systems are extremely useful for the study of excitation-secretion coupling in an in vitro setting. This protocol illustrates the method used to dissect the adrenals and then isolate the medullary region by stripping away the adrenal cortex. The digestion of the medulla into single chromaffin cells is then demonstrated.

Publication types

  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Glands / cytology*
  • Animals
  • Cell Separation / methods*
  • Chromaffin Cells*
  • Dissection
  • Mice