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>From: "(Martha Rohrer)" <[log in to unmask]>

> The physiological
> parameters measured were
> urinary excretion rates of noradrenaline (NA), adrenaline (A), dopamine and
> cortisol  (snip)  Urinary excretion rates of noradrenaline and dopamine, blood
> pressure and heart rate
> were unchanged by the stressor.


This raises a question for me. I've always read that PD can't be measured
with lab tests, but I had never known that dopamine *can* be measured in
urine. Wouldn't a progressive depletion of dopamine in the body be reflected
in urine tests over time?