Quercetin, an Over-the-Counter Supplement, Causes Neuroblastoma-like Elevation of Plasma Homovanillic Acid

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 547-551

  Weldin, Josh ^a,b   Jack, Rhona ^a,b   Dugaw, Kathryn ^a,b   Kapur, Raj P ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Dietary supplement; Homovanillic acid; Neuroblastoma; Quercetin; Rutin

Indexed keywords

HOMOVANILLIC ACID; QUERCETIN;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0346362338     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-003-5061-7     Document Type: Article

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