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Plasma catecholamine concentrations in 46 children of various ages were determined by a sensitive radioenzymatic assay. Noradrenaline levels were found to be in the same range as in adults, whereas adrenaline levels in a few of the children were abnormally high.
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Planz, G., Bieber, J., Mencke, H.J. et al. Plasma catecholamines in children. Experientia 39, 497–498 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01965173
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