norepinephrine
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Etymology edit
From nor- + epinephrine.
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norepinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural norepinephrines)
- (biochemistry) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.
- Synonyms: levarterenol, noradrenaline
- Hypernyms: phenethylamine, catecholamine
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:norepinephrine.
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