Metanephrine (metadrenaline) is a metabolite of epinephrine (adrenaline) created by action of catechol-O-methyl transferase on epinephrine. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 2002, indicated that the measurement of plasma free metanephrines is the best tool in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma, an adrenal medullary neop...
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<chemical> Alpha-(methylaminomethyl)vanillyl alcohol. Product of epinephrine o-methylation. It is a commonly occurring, pharmacologically and physiologically inactive metabolite of epinephrine. ... Chemical name: Benzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(met″ә-nef´rin) a urinary metabolite of epinephrine.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: met-ă-nef′rin Definitions: 1. A catabolite of epinephrine found in the serum, urine and in some tissues, resulting from the action of catechol-O-methyltransferase on epinephrine; has no sympathomimetic actions; 3-O-methylepinephrine.
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