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Descriptions

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)

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

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

Part Display Name
Metanephrine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Metaneph

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (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
fr-CA French (Canada) Métanéphrine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Metanefriin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Metanefrina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Metanefrina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Metanefrin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Метанефрин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) metanefrine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Métanéphrine