paraganglion

Function

• a group of non-neuronal cells derived from the neural crest
• chromaffin or sympathetic paraganglia made of chromaffin cells
  • endocrine function
• nonchromaffin or parasympathetic ganglia made of glomus cells
  • chemoreceptor function

Structure

• close proximity to sympathetic ganglia

Pathology

• paraganglioma

More general terms

• anatomic structure

Additional terms

• chromaffin cell
• ganglion
• glomus cell
• paraganglioma