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Plasma Catecholamines in Friedreich’s Ataxia Assayed using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

A.D. Merkel  and
A. Barbeau
A.D. Merkel
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
A. Barbeau*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
*
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1R7
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Resting levels of plasma norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine were determined in 9 patients diagnosed as having Friedreich’s Ataxia using a relatively new assay method, HPLC with electrochemical detection. Levels of norepinephrine and dopamine were found to be significantly elevated in patients as compared to controls while epinephrine, though increased, was not significantly higher. These results confirm in most parts previous findings of Pasternak et al. of increased plasma catecholamines and demonstrate the sensitivity and utility of the present method for the routine assay of plasma catecholamines.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , May 1982 , pp. 205 - 208
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1982

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