catecholamine

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Definition of catecholamine in English Turkish dictionary

katekolamin

Related Terms

catecholamines

(Tıp) Adrenalin noradrenalin ve isoprenalin, farmakolojik bakımdan önemli olan katekolaminlerdir ve hepsi de , sinir impulslarının özellikle sempatik sistemde-iletimini sağlarlar

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Definition of catecholamine in English English dictionary

Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland

Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.

A general class of neurotransmitters including dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine

neurotransmitters that activate Examples are dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine

any of a group of sympathomimetic amines (including dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine)

any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland

{i} classification of chemicals produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland (including but not limited to epinephrine and norepinephrine)

any of various substances (as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) that contain a benzene ring with two adjacent hydroxyl groups and a side chain of ethylamine and that function as hormones or neurotransmitters or both

Any naturally occurring amine functioning as a neurotransmitter or hormone, including dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. All are derived from tyrosine and have a catechol group (benzene ring with two hydroxyl groups) with an attached amine group. Neurons in the brain, in the adrenal gland, and in some sympathetic nerve fibres produce different catecholamines

Hyphenation

cat·e·chol·a·mine