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. 1959 Oct;150(4):666–682. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195910000-00011

Catechol Amine Metabolism: Peripheral Plasma Levels of Epinephrine (E) and Norepinephrine (NE) During Laparotomy Under Different Types of Anesthesia in Dogs, During Operation in Man (Including Adrenal Vein Sampling), and Before and Following Resection of a Pheochromocytoma Associated with von Recklinghausen's Neurofibromatosis*

James D Hardy, Thelma Carter, M Don Turner
PMCID: PMC1613471  PMID: 14399750

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