A radioimmunoassay for epinephrine and norepinephrine in tissues and plasma |
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Authors: | William J. Raum Ronald S. Swerdloff |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, California, USA |
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Abstract: | An I125 radioimmunoassay (RIA) has been developed for the measurement of plasma and tissue epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE). The assay utilizes an antibody which specifically binds metanephrine. E and NE are detected by conversion to metanephrine with the enzymes catechol-0-methyltransferase and phenylethanol-amine-N-methyltransferase. The assay is very specific and will allow the measurement of E and NE in less than 500 μl of normal human plasma. E and NE concentrations were determined by both the RIA and a radioenzymatic assay in canine, human and rat biologic samples. The correlation coefficients between the two assays were .962 for E and .956 for NE. The RIA is sensitive, specific, precise and significantly less costly and time consuming than present radioenzymatic methods. |
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