noun
definition
The compound norepinephrine.
Examples of noradrenaline in a Sentence
Detoxification using adrenergic alpha-2 agonists An excess of noradrenaline at the synapses is responsible for many of the withdrawal symptoms.
Phenylalanine and tyrosine are needed to produce catecholamines such as adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine.
Although depressed people may seem lethargic, samples of their blood show a raised level of stress hormones such as cortisol and noradrenaline.
This helps prolong the mood lightening effect of any released noradrenaline and serotonin.
It also helps to produce the neurotransmitters noradrenaline, which regulate blood flow and serotonin which helps promote sleep and buffer stress.
It also acts on a neurotransmitter called noradrenaline, which may account for its anti-depressant effect.
It enhances the release of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline in certain areas in the brain.
All these other antidepressants work, through slightly different mechanisms, by increasing serotonin and/or noradrenaline in the brain.