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l-norAdrenaline in the Suprarenal Medulla

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THE demonstration that noradrenaline constitutes the specific neurohormone of adrenergic nerve fibres (sympathin N)1 has directed attention to the occurrence of this substance in biological material. A recent contribution in this field is the report by Pamela Holton2 that adrenal medullary tumours contain a high proportion of noradrenaline. Normal suprarenal glands also contain noradrenaline, as shown by Holtz3. The present report confirms these findings with the use of different techniques.

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VON EULER, U., HAMBERG, U. l-norAdrenaline in the Suprarenal Medulla. Nature 163, 642–643 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163642a0

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