The Laboratory Diagnosis of Adrenal Pheochromocytoma: The Mayo Clinic Experience

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4533-4539

  Kudva, Yogish C ^a   Sawka, Anna M ^b   Young Jr , William F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; METADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN;

CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; URINALYSIS;

BIKINIA LE-TESTUI;

EID: 0242288754     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030720     Document Type: Review

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