norepinephrine biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0042421

Synonyms

• levarterenol biosynthesis
• levarterenol biosynthetic process
• noradrenaline biosynthesis
• noradrenaline biosynthetic process
• norepinephrine anabolism
• norepinephrine biosynthesis
• norepinephrine formation
• norepinephrine synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 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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