catecholamine
IPA: kˈætʌkɫʌmin
noun
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
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Examples of "catecholamine" in Sentences
- Various stimulant drugs are catecholamine analogs.
- These are also useful catecholamine reuptake inhibitors.
- I think the word they are searching for is catecholamine.
- It's likely due to the massive catecholamine response to the aneurysm.
- Dopamine is the first catecholamine to be synthesised from steps shown.
- It is a marker for catecholamine secreting tumors such as pheochromocytoma.
- Carcinoid tumors commonly make serotonin but not histamine or catecholamines.
- In emergency medicine, this occurrence is widely known as catecholamine dump.
- In emergency medicine, this occurrence is widely known as catecholamine dump .
- Although dopamine is a catecholamine, its receptors are in a different category.
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