LOINC
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LP14463-1MetanephrineActive

Descriptions

LP14463-1   Metanephrine
Metanephrine is a metabolite generated when epiniphrine is cleaved by catechol O-methyltransferase. It is also known as 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl) benzenemethanol with formula C10-H15-N-O3. 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, Metanephrine (Wikipedia)

LP14463-1   Metanephrine
Product of epinephrine O-methylation. It is a commonly occurring, pharmacologically and physiologically inactive metabolite of epinephrine. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP14463-1   Metanephrine
Extra-neuronal catechol-o-methyl transferase (COMT) metabolite of the catecholamine epinephrine. Measurement of plasma metanephrines is more sensitive (but may be less specific) than measurement of catecholamines for the detection of neuroblastoma and pheochromocytoma. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Name
Metanephrine
Type
Component
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Metaneph

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Language Variants Get Info

zh-CNChinese (China)
间甲肾上腺素
Synonyms: 3-O-甲基肾上腺素;变肾上腺素;甲氧基肾上腺素
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)
metanefrine
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)
Metanefriin
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)
Métanéphrine
fr-CAFrench (Canada)
Métanéphrine
it-ITItalian (Italy)
Metanefrina
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)
Метанефрин
es-ESSpanish (Spain)
Metanefrina
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)
Metanefrin