3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG, MOPEG) is a metabolite of norepinephrine degradation. In the brain, it is the principal norepinephrine metabolite. It is released into the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and a blood sample of it may therefore be an indication of recent sympathetic nervous system activity. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol, revision 1357728258.

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C9H12O4, 184.19 g/mol

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