Meaning Of The Word Catecholamine

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Catecholamine Meaning

Catecholamine Definition
Catecholamine Definition

What's The Definition Of Catecholamine?

catecholamine in American English
any of various compounds, as norepinephrine and dopamine, that are secretions, or byproducts of secretions, of the medulla of the adrenal gland and that affect the sympathetic nervous system
noun: any of a group of chemically related neurotransmitters, as epinephrine and dopamine, that have similar effects on the sympathetic nervous system

catecholamine in British English
noun: any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline

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