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- Published on: 24 November 1999
- Published on: 24 November 1999Sympathetic effects via renin releaseShow More
Dear Sir,
This case is extremely useful as an illustration of the varying presentations of phaeochromocytomas. The inclusion of the CT and the details of the differential effects given depending upon the catecholamine released were helpful.
I might venture a further, perhaps more important, mediator of the dramatic drop in K+ noted in this patient and other phaeos. There are a large number of beta ad...
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