catecholamine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Hypernyms 1.1.2 Hyponyms 1.1.3 Related terms 1.1.4 Translations

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catecholamine (plural catecholamines)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
   • 1988 —Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 1025

     Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.

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• benzenediol

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adrenalone arbutamine cysteinyldopa deoxyepinephrine dopamine dopexamine epinephrine

hexoprenaline isoprenaline methyldopa nordefrin norepinephrine oxidopamine

See also Wikisaurus:catecholamine

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• catecholaminergic

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