Reference intervals for urinary catecholamines and metabolites from birth to adulthood

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 536-539

  Pussard, Eric ^a,b   Neveux, Michel ^a   Guigueno, Nelly ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Metabolites; Paediatric reference range; Urine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BIOGENIC AMINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CREATININE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; METADRENALIN; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AMPEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CHILD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLITE; NEURAL CREST; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METANEPHRINE; NORMETANEPHRINE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

EID: 61849123221     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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