norepinephrine

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norepinephrine

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Etymology

From nor- +‎ epinephrine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɔːɹɛpɪˈnɛfɹɪn/

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Noun

norepinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural norepinephrines)

1. (biochemistry) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.

   Synonyms: noradrenaline (chiefly UK), levarterenol

   Hypernyms: phenethylamine, catecholamine

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:norepinephrine.

Derived terms

• ethylnorepinephrine
• norepinephrinergic
• norepinephrinylation

 

Translations

norepinephrine

Catalan: norepinefrina f Czech: noradrenalin m Esperanto: norepinefrino Finnish: norepinefriini, noradrenaliini (fi) Galician: noradrenalina (gl) f, simpatina f German: Norepinephrin n Greek: νορεπινεφρίνη f (norepinefríni) Hungarian: norepinefrin (hu) Japanese: ノルエピネフリン (noruepinefurin) Russian: норэпинефри́н (ru) m (norɛpinefrín) Spanish: norepinefrina f Swedish: noradrenalin (sv)