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The distribution of enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in paraganglia of the urinary bladder of adult humans was studied by use of immuno-electron microscopy. All paraganglionic cells were positively stained. Enkephalin-like immunoreactivity was located in chromaffin granules. Chromaffin cells in the paraganglia showed only few degenerative features, suggesting undisturbed function of the cells.
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Vaalasti, A., Pelto-Huikko, M., Tainio, H. et al. Light- and electron-microscopic demonstration of enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in paraganglia of the human urinary bladder. Cell Tissue Res. 239, 683–687 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00219249
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