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norepinephrine

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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, raising blood pressure, and dilating bronchi.
2. Pharm. a commercial form of this substance used for emergency treatment of lowered blood pressure.
[1940-45; NOR- + EPINEPHRINE]

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One of two catecholamine hormones (epinephrine is the other) secreted by the adrenal glands, as well as at nerve endings, as a neurotransmitter.

It resembles adrenaline chemically and in its actions on the body, which mimic sympathetic nervous system stimulation. It constricts most blood vessels and is given for certain types of shock. Norepinephrine is formed from tyrosine and converted to epinephrine. It was discovered by Ulf von Euler-Chelpin (1905–83) in the mid-1940s.

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