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NORADRENALINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses

Synonyms:

noradrenaline; norepinephrine

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("noradrenaline" 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)

monoamine neurotransmitter (a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission)

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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The mechanism of action through which nefopam exerts its analgesic effects is, as of yet, largely unknown but may involve inhibition of serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline reuptake.

(Nefopam Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Cidoxepin may inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and noradrenaline from the synaptic cleft, thereby increasing their activity.

(Cidoxepin, NCI Thesaurus)

Desipramine enhances monoamine neurotransmission in certain areas of the brain by inhibiting the re-uptake of noradrenaline and serotonin at the noradrenergic and serotoninergic nerve endings, respectively.

(Desipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples of catecholamines include dopamine, epinephrine (adrenaline), and norepinephrine (noradrenaline).

(Catecholamine, NCI Dictionary)

Chromaffin cells make epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline).

(Chromaffin cell, NCI Dictionary)

Examples of catecholamines are epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and dopamine, all of which participate in a wide variety of functions throughout the body.

(Catecholamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Benzphetamine stimulates the release of certain catecholamines, particularly noradrenaline and dopamine, from nerve terminals in the brain and inhibits their uptake.

(Benzphetamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Transporters for serotonin, dopamine, GABA and noradrenaline remove these neurotransmitters from the synapse to terminate signaling.

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

This inhibits the release of various nociceptive neurotransmitters, such as substance P, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), dopamine, acetylcholine, noradrenaline, vasopressin, and somatostatin.

(Buprenorphine Transdermal Matrix Patch, NCI Thesaurus)

Methamphetamine hydrochloride acts by facilitating the release of catecholamines, particularly noradrenaline and dopamine, from nerve terminals in the brain and inhibits their uptake.

(Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)