What is epinephrine?
Epinephrine- A form of adrenaline medication used to treat severe allergic reactions, such as anaphylactic shock or insect stings.
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Epinephrine:1:a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action.
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Epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) is a hormone and neurotransmitter. It increases heart rate, contracts blood vessels, dilates air passages and participates in the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system.
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Epinephrine is also called adrenaline. It is a hormone and neurotransmitter that is produced by the adrenal glands from the amino acid phenylalanine and tyrosine.
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Epinephrine (also referred to as adrenaline; see Terminology) is a hormone and neurotransmitter. ChaCha!
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Epinephrine is "a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin)." ChaCha!
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Epinephrine is a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla upon stimulation by the central nervous system in response to stress.
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A catecholamine that is the chief neurohormone of the adrenal medulla of most species; also secreted by certain neurons. ChaCha!
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A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
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