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adrenergic

adrenergic \adrenergic\ adj. 1. producing or activated by epinephrine or adrenaline an adrenergic nerve fiber

Wiktionary
adrenergic

a. 1 Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine. 2 Containing or releasing adrenaline.

WordNet
adrenergic

n. drug that has the effects of epinephrine [syn: adrenergic drug]

adrenergic

adj. relating to epinephrine (its release or action) [syn: sympathomimetic]

Wikipedia
Adrenergic

Adrenergic means "working on adrenaline (epinephrine) or noradrenaline (norepinephrine)".

  • Adrenergic nervous system, a part of autonomic nervous system that uses epinephrine or norepinephrine as its neurotransmitter

Regarding proteins:

  • Adrenergic receptor
  • Adrenergic transporter

Regarding drugs:

  • Adrenergic receptor agonist
  • Adrenergic receptor antagonist
  • Adrenergic reuptake inhibitor

Usage examples of "adrenergic".

The tidal regularity of cerebral chemical flows, the cyclonic violence latent in the adrenergic current of the autonomic nervous system, the delicate mysteries of the sweep of oxygen atoms from pneumonic membrane into the bloodstream.

As a result, those nerve fibers which secrete acetylcholine are referred to as cholinergic nerves and those which secrete norepinephrine are adrenergic nerves.

Ultimately these two neuron popula­tions become radically differentiated: the adrenergic system shuts off completely, and the cholinergic system reaches its highest level of activity just when you enter the dream state.

As a result, those nerve fibers which secrete acetylcholine are referred to as cholinergic nerves and those which secrete norepinephrine are adrenergic nerves.

INDEX INDEX Abduc«ns nerve, 207 Accessory nerve, 208 Acetylcholine, 132 autonomic nervous system and, 218 Achromatism, 297 Acoustic area, 177 Acoustic nerve, 208, 265 Acromegaly, 95 ACTH, 82 autonomic nervous system and, 219 Addison, Thomas, 76 Addison's disease, 76 ADH, 63 Adrenal glands, 40 Adrenalin, 41 schizophrenia and, 335 Adrenergic nerves, 218 Adrenochrome, 335 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone, 82 Alanine, 10 Albinos, eyes of, 276, 277 Aldosterone, 80 Allergies, histamine and, 43-44 All-or-none law, 137 Alpha waves, 178 Amine group, 9 Amino acids, 8 abbreviations of, 11, 12 arrangements of, 14, 15, 36 Amino acids, contd.