title: Normal values of catecholamines in blood plasma determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with amperometric detection.
abstract: Norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (EPI), and dopamine (DA) were determined in the blood plasma of 122 subjects by high-performance liquid chromatography with amperometric detection (HPLCA). The range of normal values in the supine position was 0.15-3.50 nmol/l for NE, 0.01-0.80 nmol/l for EPI, and 0.04-4.50 nmol/l for DA. The effect induced by inserting intravenous catheters, food intake, cigarette smoking, varying body positions, and sex differences are also presented in this paper. As a modified HPLCA method was used, we were able to examine a large collective group. Thus, it was possible to compare the results of other authors which have been found in smaller collective groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology and Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg, FRG.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pluto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bürger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood; D013484:Supination
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines