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A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.
Examples of norepinephrine in a Sentence
An imbalance of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine can cause an increased risk of depression.
By inhibiting MAO and increasing norepinephrine, St John's Wort may exert a mild antidepressive action.
Research has shown that increases in plasma norepinephrine levels are actually linked with staleness in athletes.
Typically prescribed for the treatment of heart conditions and high blood pressure, beta blockers stop the effects of the stress hormone, norepinephrine.
Some medications will increase or decrease serotonin, while others will increase or decrease norepinephrine.
Serotonin-A widely distributed neurotransmitter that is found in blood platelets, the lining of the digestive tract, and the brain, and that works in combination with norepinephrine.
These drugs are related to the body's normal stimulant hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine.
The outer tissue of the glands (cortex) produces several steroid hormones, while the inner tissue (medulla) produces the hormones epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine.
Tricyclic anti-depressants work by shoring up the brain's supply of norepinephrine and serotonin, chemicals that are abnormally low in depressed patients.
These chemicals include serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.
The body converts phenylalanine into l-tyrosine, another amino acid, which is the precursor to brain chemicals include dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine.
It's often taken by people dealing with depression and anxiety disorders to boost the amount of dopamanine, epinephrine and norepinephrine in the body.
Meridia is an appetite suppressant that alters two brain chemicals, serotonin and norepinephrine.
Rather, it impedes the function of two brain chemicals called serotonin and norepinephrine, both responsible for our sense of fullness.
Science 2 April 2004 Perfecting recall Researchers using rodents have found that the neurotransmitter norepinephrine is essential in retrieving certain types of memories.