Metanephrine
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IUPAC name
4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)-2-methoxy-phenol
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MeSH | Metanephrine |
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C10H15NO3 | |
Molar mass | 197.231 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Metanephrine, also known as metadrenaline, is a
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2002, indicated that the measurement of plasma free levels of the metanephrines group of molecules (including metanephrine and normetanephrine) is the best tool in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma, an adrenal medullary neoplasm.[1]
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epinephrine
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