Urinary<unk>  is elevated in patients with tumors that secrete catecholamines. These urinalysis tests are used to diagnose an adrenal gland tumor called pheochromocytoma, a tumor of catecholamine-secreting chromaffin cells. These tests may also be used to diagnose neuroblastomas, and to monitor treatment of these conditions. Norepinephrine is metabolised into normetanephrine and<unk> . Norepinephrine is one of the hormones produced by the adrenal glands, which are found on top of the kidneys. These hormones are released into the blood during times of physical or emotional stress, which are factors that may skew the results of the test.
Vanillylmandelic acid
Choline
3-Indolepropionic acid
3-Chloropropanoic acid
Phenylacetic acid
Arachidonic acid
Palate
Deoxypyridinoline