NOREPINEPHRINE


Meaning of NOREPINEPHRINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnȯr-ˌe-pə-ˈne-frən ]

noun

Date: 1945

: a monoamine C 8 H 11 NO 3 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 epinephrine in its major biosynthetic pathway

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