epinephrine
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛpɪˈnɛfɹɪn/
epinephrine
- (hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine.
- (hormone and neurotransmitter) adrenalin, adrenaline, 4,5-β-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine
- French: épinéphrine
- German: Epinephrin
- Italian: epinefrina
- Portuguese: epinefrina
- Russian: эпинефри́н
- Spanish: epinefrina
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