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Norepinephrine

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Noun

1. noradrenaline, norepinephrine

a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Norepinephrine

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noun
the US name for noradrenaline

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Norepinephrine

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noun
a hormone or neurotransmitter, C8H11NO3, related to epinephrine, that is used medically to constrict blood vessels and to stop bleeding: it is secreted by the adrenal medulla or liberated at nerve endings to help transmit nerve impulses

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Norepinephrine

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n.
A substance, C8H11NO3, both a hormone and neurotransmitter, that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and the nerve endings of the sympathetic nervous system and causes vasoconstriction and increases in heart rate, blood pressure, and the sugar level of the blood. Also called noradrenaline.

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