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CATECOLAMINAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Hormones
CONT

The catecholamines (norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine) serve as neurotransmitters and circulating hormones. ... Norepinephrine is the amine neurotransmitter released from terminals of postganglionic axons of the sympathetic nervous system, as well as from central nervous system noradrenergic axons. Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells store both epinephrine and norepinephrine in catecholamine secretory vesicles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Hormones
CONT

Les catécholamines sont des amines biogènes dérivées du noyau catéchol (phényle substitué par deux hydroxyles en ortho) : elles comprennent la dopamine (DA), la noradrénaline (NA, également appelée norépinéphrine) et l'adrénaline (A ou épinéphrine). [...] Le stockage des catécholamines est assuré par des vésicules spécifiques contenues dans les neurones et les cellules chromaffines de la médullosurrénale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Hormonas
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