Table 3.
Tissue catecholamine concentrations (pg per mg of wet weight tissue) in MPC cell-derived tumors compared to concentrations in normal tissues of control female nude mice that did not receive injections of MPC cells
| Catecholamines (pg/mg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| NE | EPI | DA | |
| Normal values | |||
| Liver | 25–125 | 9–123 | – |
| Adrenal glands |
14,548–208,181 | 27,611–333,150 | – |
| Ovaries | 189–411 | – | – |
| Lung | 129–256 | 54–254 | – |
| Tumor values | |||
| Liver tumors | 80,707–1,225,792 | 6496–24,716 | 19,532–96,128 |
| Adrenal tumors |
262,415–454,471 | 442,572–758,463 | 9325–95,300 |
| Ovarian tumors |
62,495–414,566 | – | 31,301–65,232 |
| Lung tumors | 95,431–4,117,381 | – | 29,184–1,907,137 |
| Subcutaneous tumors |
95,098–234,637 | – | 37,314–54,085 |
Catecholamine concentrations are shown as ranges of values. EPI, epinephrine; DA, dopamine.