Adrenergic cell group C2 explained

Adrenergic cell group C2
Latin:	cellulae adrenergicae myelencephali [C1, C2]

Adrenergic cell group C2 is a group of cells that label for PNMT, the enzyme that converts norepinephrine to epinephrine (adrenaline); thus, they are regarded as 'putative adrenergic cells'. They are found in the dorsomedial medulla in conjunction with the noradrenergic cell group A2. They are seen in vertebrates, including rodents and primates.^[1]

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Notes and References

1. Book: Kitahama K, Nagatsu I, Pearson J . 1994. Catecholamine systems in mammalian midbrain and hindbrain: theme and variations. Chapter 8 in Phylogeny and Development of Catecholamine Systems in the CNS of Vertebrates, Smeets WJAJ and Reiner A (eds). University Press. Cambridge, England.