A study on the stability of urinary free catecholamines and free methyl-derivatives at different pH, temperature and time of storage

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-87

  Roberts, Norman B ^a   Higgins, Gerald ^a   Sargazi, Mansour ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free catecholamines; Methylated derivatives; Stability; Urine

Indexed keywords

METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COULOMETRY; DIALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINE;

CATECHOLAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METANEPHRINE; NOREPINEPHRINE; NORMETANEPHRINE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 74549143705     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.017     Document Type: Article

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