norepinephrine

ˌnɔːrəpaɪˈnɛfrɪn

Definition

Definition of norepinephrine - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hormone

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catecholamine precursor to epinephrine secreted by adrenal glands

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The body releases norepinephrine during stress responses.

noradrenaline

chemistry

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neurotransmitter synthesized from dopamine in the brain

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Norepinephrine affects mood and arousal in the brain.

neurotransmitter

noradrenaline

biology

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hormone that increases heart rate and blood pressure

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Norepinephrine levels rise during stress..

noradrenaline

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Origin of norepinephrine

Greek, nor (north) + epinephrine (adrenaline)

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abbr.

abr: norepinephrine

chemical in the body that helps send nerve signals

normetanephrine

organic chemistry

metabolite of norepinephrine excreted in urine

reboxetine

mechanism

drug that blocks norepinephrine reuptake

serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

pharmacology

medication increasing serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain

Examples of norepinephrine in a sentence

Doctors measured norepinephrine to assess the patient's stress.
Doctors study norepinephrine to understand stress responses.
Norepinephrine levels can influence anxiety disorders.
Norepinephrine is released during a fight-or-flight response.
Doctors measured the patient's norepinephrine levels.

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French:noradrénaline, ...
German:Noradrenalin, ...
Italian:noradrenalina, ...
Spanish:norepinefrina, noradrenalina, ...
Portuguese:norepinefrina, ...
Chinese:去甲肾上腺素, 去甲肾上腺素激素, ...
Japanese:ノルエピネフリン, ノルエピネフリン化学物質, ...
Arabic:نورإِبينِفرين, نورأَدرينالين, ...
Hebrew:נוֹרְאֶפִּינֶפְרִין, נוֹרֶפִּינֶפְרִין, ...
Russian:норадреналин, ...
Ukrainian:норадреналін, нейромедіатор, ...
Hindi:नॉरएपिनेफ्रिन, ...
Bengali:নরএপিনেফ্রিন, নিউরোট্রান্সমিটার, ...
Catalan:noradrenalina, neurotransmissor noradrenalina, ...
Czech:noradrenalin, ...
Danish:noradrenalin, ...
Dutch:norepinefrine, noradrenaline, ...
Greek:νορεπινεφρίνη, ...
Hungarian:noradrenalin, ...
Khmer:ន័រអេពីណេហ្វ្រីន, ណូរ៉េពីណេហ្វ្រីន, ...
Korean:노르에피네프린, 노르아드레날린, ...
Persian:نوراپی‌نفرین, هورمون نوراپی‌نفرین, ...
Polish:noradrenalina, norepinefryna, ...
Portuguese (BR):norepinefrina, noradrenalina, ...
Romanian:norepinefrină, hormonul norepinefrină, ...
Swedish:noradrenalin, norepinefrin, ...
Thai:สารเคมี, นอร์เอพิเนฟริน, ...
Turkish:norepinefrin, ...
Vietnamese:norepinephrine, ...

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Definition of norepinephrine - Reverso English Dictionary

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