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noradrenaline Definition

nor·adrena·line (nôr′ə drenə lin)

noun

Etymology: see nor-

noradrenaline Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • release: This helps prolong the mood lightening effect of any released noradrenaline and serotonin.
  • produce: It also helps to produce the neurotransmitters noradrenaline, which regulate blood flow and serotonin which helps promote sleep and buffer stress.
  • call: It also acts on a neurotransmitter called noradrenaline, which may account for its anti-depressant effect.

Preposition: in

  • brain: These work by raising the levels of the chemicals serotonin and noradrenaline in the brain, which both tend to elevate the mood.

Modifies a noun

  • reuptake: For example, reboxetine, the first selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, has only recently synthesized.
  • inhibitor: For example, reboxetine, the first selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, has only recently synthesized.
  • transporter: This compound is actively accumulated in tumors which express the noradrenaline transporter ( NAT ).
  • receptor: Sympathetic antagonists like the beta blockers block the noradrenaline receptors in the sympathetic nervous system.
  • pump: Approaches 4 and 5 are the equivalent of 2 and 3 except that the target is the noradrenaline pump and receptor.

Noun used with modifier

  • neurotransmitter: It enhances the release of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline in certain areas in the brain.
  • serotonin: All these other antidepressants work, through slightly different mechanisms, by increasing serotonin and/or noradrenaline in the brain.

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