Improved orthostatic tolerance in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy with unnatural noradrenaline precursor L-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-71

  Carvalho, M J ^a   Van Den Meiracker, A H ^b   Boomsma, F ^b   Man In 'T Veld, A J ^b   Freitas, J ^a   Costa, O ^a   Falcao De Freitas, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Autonomic failure; Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy; L threo 3,4 Dihydroxyphenylserine; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

THREO 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLSERINE;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031028159     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(96)00110-5     Document Type: Article

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