Serum chromogranin-A immunoradiometric assay in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 130-134

  Giovanella, Luca ^a   Ceriani, L ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Chromaffin cells; Chromogranin A; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; METADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN; TUMOR MARKER; VANILMANDELIC ACID; CHROMOGRANIN;

ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME; URINALYSIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MALE; METANEPHRINE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

EID: 0035986926     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JBM.2008.1853     Document Type: Article

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