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Plasma free metanephrine, normetanephrine, and 3-methoxytyramine for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma
BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytomas (PHEO) and paragangliomas (PGL) are derived from paraganglia of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Most of the sympathetic PHEO/PGL secrete either catecholamine or their metabolites, metanephrines, whereas parasympathetic PHEO/PGL are nonsecretory. We a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566344/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26425473 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.163183 |