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ADRENALINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

Synonyms:

Adrenalin; adrenaline; epinephrin; epinephrine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("adrenaline" is a kind of...):

pressor; vasoconstrictive; vasoconstrictor (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

neurotransmitter (a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse)

catecholamine (any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland)

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 Context examples: 

A small gland that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline.

(Adrenal gland, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the amount of adrenaline hormone present in a sample.

(Adrenaline Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Antidepressants such as Prozac inhibit reuptake of serotonin and many drugs of abuse such as cocaine act by blocking reuptake of dopamine or adrenaline.

(Attenuation of GPCR Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

GPCRs form a broad and diverse gene family that responds not only to peptide ligands but also small molecule neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin and adrenaline), light, odorants, taste, lipids, nucleotides, and ions.

(Bioactive Peptide Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Also called adrenaline.

(Epinephrine, NCI Dictionary)

A rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline to control heart rate, blood pressure, and other body functions).

(Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)