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Definition of "noradrenergic" [noradrenergic]

  • Stimulated by or releasing norepinephrine: noradrenergic neurons. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "noradrenergic" in a sentence
  • "They do this by stopping the action of a molecule on the cell surface called the noradrenergic receptor."
  • "Insua D, Suarez ML, Santamarina G et al. Dogs with canine counterpart of Alzheimer's disease lose noradrenergic neurons."
  • "The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, has in a review article sponsored by the Endocrine Society, reported that "estrogen maintains functions of key neural structures, such as the hippocampus and basal forebrain, and the widely projecting dopaminergic, serotongenic, and noradrenergic systems.""