Plasma metanephrines are markers of pheochromocytoma produced by catechol-O-methyltransferase within tumors

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2175-2185

  Eisenhofer, Graeme ^a,e   Keiser, Harry ^b   Friberg, Peter ^c   Mezey, Eva ^a   Huynh, Thanh Truc ^a   Hiremagalur, Bhargava ^a   Ellingson, Todd ^a   Duddempudi, Sushil ^a   Eijsbouts, Agnes ^d   Lenders, Jacques W M ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLAMINE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; METADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ENZYME METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 15144360513     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.6.4870     Document Type: Article

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