norepinephrine

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• Norepinephrine — Norepinephrine[1] …   Wikipedia

• norepinephrine — orepinephrine 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• norepinephrine — /nawr ep euh nef rin, reen/, n. 1. Also called noradrenaline. Physiol. a neurotransmitter, released by adrenergic nerve terminals in the autonomic and possibly the central nervous system, that has such effects as constricting blood vessels,… …   Universalium

• norepinephrine — noun Date: 1945 a monoamine C8H11NO3 that is a neurotransmitter in postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system and in some parts of the central nervous system, is a vasopressor hormone of the adrenal medulla, and is a precursor of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• norepinephrine — See noradrenaline …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• norepinephrine — l (−) α (aminomethyl) 3,4 dihydroxybenzyl alcohol; a catecholamine hormone of which the natural form is d, although the l form has some activity; the base is considered to be the postganglionic adrenergic mediator, acting on α and β receptors; it …   Medical dictionary

• norepinephrine — 1) Фармакология: артеренол, норадреналин, норэпинефрин [С8Н11NО3] 2) Химическое оружие: норзпинефрин 3) Авиационная медицина: норэпинефрин (гормон) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• norepinephrine — Aviation medicine: NE …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

• norepinephrine — мед.сущ. норадреналин; норэпинефрин …   Англо-русский медицинский словарь

• Norepinephrine bitartrate — is the bitartrate salt of epinephrine (two molecules of tartaric acid reacted with epinephrine to form a salt). Epinephrine is known also as adrenaline. It does not occur in this form naturally in the body (epinephrine is an endogenous compound… …   Wikipedia