- Excretion of octopamine metabolites in neuroblastoma.
Excretion of octopamine metabolites in neuroblastoma.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry (1986-07-15)
M W Couch, D M Greer, C M Williams
PMID3091293
ABSTRACT
The urinary concentrations of o-hydroxymandelic acid, m-hydroxymandelic acid, p-hydroxymandelic acid, homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid were determined in 57 healthy children and 9 patients with neuroblastoma. The concentrations of o-hydroxymandelic acid and p-hydroxymandelic were not significantly different for both groups whereas the concentrations of m-hydroxymandelic acid, homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid were elevated 20- to 30-fold in the neuroblastoma patients.
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