norepinephrine

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Noun

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nor=ep=i=neph=rine

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun norepinephrine has 1 sense

norepinephrine(n = noun.body) noradrenaline - a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses; Array

is a kind of pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, monoamine neurotransmitter, catecholamine

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CIDE DICTIONARY

norepinephrine, n.

A hormone (C8H11NO3) secreted by the adrenal medulla; it also serves as a neurotransmitter, released at synapses; called also noradrenaline. Chemically it is 2-amino-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol. It is a precursor of epinephrine in the body. [WordNet 1.5]

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