Analysis of total urinary catecholamines by liquid chromatography: methodology, routine experience and clinical interpretations of results [PDF]
A simple routine method is described for simultaneous assay of total urinary adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine. The catecholamines are pre-purified on a small ion-exchange column, separated by reversed phase ion-pair liquid chromatography, and are ...
Kees, Frieder K.+2 more
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Ascorbic acid: A useful reductant to avoid oxidation of catecholamines in electrophysiological experiments in vitro? [PDF]
The actions of the reductant ascorbic acid on rat neocortical neurons in vitro was investigated by means of intracellular recordings. At a concentration (500 μM), which reduced the magnitude of dopamine degradation in oxygen-saturated saline solutions by
Sutor, Bernd, Ten Bruggencate, Gerrit
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Analysis of short-term blood pressure variability in pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma patients [PDF]
Data on short-term blood pressure variability (BPV), which is a well-established cardiovascular prognostic tool, in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) patients is still lack and conflicting.
Bisogni, V.+14 more
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A child presented with anxiety and weight gain which were overlooked until she had epistaxis. She was found to have hypertension secondary to paraganglioma. She was managed with curative surgery involving multidisciplinary care.
Thinley Dorji, Vishesh Verma, Anil Menon
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Organic Cation Transporter 3: A Cellular Mechanism Underlying Rapid, Non-Genomic Glucocorticoid Regulation of Monoaminergic Neurotransmission, Physiology, and Behavior [PDF]
Corticosteroid hormones act at intracellular glucocorticoid receptors (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) to alter gene expression, leading to diverse physiological and behavioral responses.
Gasser, Paul J., Lowry, Christopher A.
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Adrenal pheochromocytoma incidentally discovered in a patient with parkinsonism [PDF]
To evaluate the diagnostic route of pheochromocytoma (PHEO) in a patient under dopaminergic treatment. A 70-year-old man with Parkinsonism and under treatment with levodopa and carbidopa came to our observation for evaluation of arterial hypertension and
Claudio Letizia+7 more
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Mortality of Patients with Hematological Malignancy after Admission to the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Background: The admission of patients with malignancies to an intensive care unit (ICU) still remains a matter of substantial controversy. The identification of factors that potentially influence the patient outcome can help ICU professionals make ...
Alexander Mück+21 more
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Association Between Residential Greenness and Cardiovascular Disease Risk [PDF]
Background Exposure to green vegetation has been linked to positive health, but the pathophysiological processes affected by exposure to vegetation remain unclear.
Bhatnagar, Aruni+18 more
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Non-Functional Paraganglioma of the Urinary Bladder Treated by Transurethral Resection: Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Paraganglioma of the urinary bladder is a rare tumour derived from chromaffin tissue of the sympathetic nervous system. Paraganglioma of the urinary bladder especially the non-functional type is often misdiagnosed as urothelial cancer.
RICHA KATIYAR+4 more
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Neuroendocrine and immune responses to a cognitive stress challenge in veterans with and without PTSD [PDF]
Background: PTSD has been associated with altered hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal-axis (HPA-axis), immune and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) regulation.
Carien S. de Kloet+4 more
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