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LP15090-1   Catecholamines
Catecholamines are chemical compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Some of them are biogenic amines. Catecholamines are water soluble and are 50% bound to plasma proteins, so they circulate in the bloodstream. The most abundant catecholamines are epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and dopamine. They are produced mainly from the adrenal medulla and the postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system. Epinephrine acts as a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and as a hormone in the blood circulation. Norepinephrine is primarily a neurotransmitter of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system but is also present in the blood (mostly through spillover from the synapses of the sympathetic system). High catecholamine levels in blood are associated with stress, which can be induced from psychological reactions or environmental stressors such as elevated sound levels or intense light. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Catecholamines (Wikipedia)

LP15090-1   Catecholamines
A general class of ortho-dihydroxyphenylalkylamines derived from tyrosine. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP15090-1   Catecholamines
Catecholamines are synthesized in the adrenal medulla, brain, and sympathetic nervous system. Urine catecholamine fractionation is often performed to diagnose catecholamine-secreting neoplasms, of which more than 90% are adrenal pheochromocytomas. Increases in epinephrine and/or norepinephrine are seen with adrenal pheochromocytomas. Normally, catecholamines are taken up by storage particles, excreted into urine, or converted to metabolites(metanephrine, normetanephrine, methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol, vanillylmandelic acid). Information from Jacobs and DeMott Laboratory Test Handbook, 5th edition, DS Jacobs, WR DeMott and DK Oxley, 2001. 2007 08 06. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Catecholamines
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
Plas
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Catechols Plas-sCnc
Display Name
Catecholamines (P) [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Catecholamines, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.32
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
14016

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG44754-6 Catecholamines|Pt|Plas

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Catecolaminas:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Catecolaminas:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Plasma:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Katehhoolamiinid:SCnc:Pt:P:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma
fr-CA French (Canada) Catécholamines:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Plasma:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Catécholamines:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Plasma:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Catécholamines:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Plasma:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Catecolamine:SCnc:Pt:Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) catecholaminen:mol/volume:moment:plasma:kwantitatief:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Catecolaminas::Pt:Plas:Qn:
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Катехоламины:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:Плаз:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Молярность;Молярная объёмная концентрация Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Katekolaminler:SubKons:Zmlı:Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 儿茶酚胺类:物质的量浓度:时间点:血浆:定量型:
Synonyms: 儿茶酚胺;儿茶酚胺.总;儿茶酚胺.总计;儿茶酚胺总计;儿茶酚胺类内分泌化学成分;总儿茶酚胺;肾上腺素+去甲肾上腺素+多巴胺 克分子浓度;克分子浓度(单位体积);摩尔浓度;摩尔浓度(单位体积);物质的量浓度(单位体积) 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间

Example Units

Unit Source
nmol/L Example UCUM Units

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