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Metanephrine-d3 is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of metanephrine (Item No. 15408) by GC- or LC-MS. Metanephrine is an inactive metabolite of epinephrine (Item No. 21245).1 It is formed from epinephrine by catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT).2 Urinary and plasma levels of metanephrine are increased in patients with pheochromocytoma, an adrenal medullary neuroendocrine tumor.3,4
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2. The metabolic fate of H3-
3. Evaluation of urinary metanephrine and normetanephrine enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) kits by comparison with isotope dilution mass spectrometry. Clin. Chem. 43, 114-120 (1997).
4. Sources and significance of plasma levels of catechols and their metabolites in humans. J. Pharm. Exp. Ther. 305(3), 800-811 (2003).