noradrenaline

synonyms: 4-[(1S)-2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl]benzene-1,2-diol, norepinephrine
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11020

Catecholamine hormone acting as a postganglionic adrenergic mediator at α- and β-adrenergic receptors.

Notes:
  1. Noradrenaline is also stored in, and released from, chromaffin granules in the adrenal medulla (see adrenal gland).
  2. Noradrenaline has strong vasoconstrictive effects.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 785 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'noradrenaline' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11020 RIS BibTex EndNote
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