norepinephrine metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0042415

Synonyms

• levarterenol metabolic process
• levarterenol metabolism
• noradrenaline metabolic process
• noradrenaline metabolism
• norepinephrine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving norepinephrine, a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla, and a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic peripheral nervous system and in some tracts in the central nervous system. It is also the demethylated biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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