epinephrine metabolic process

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Nameepinephrine metabolic process
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Biological process

Exact synonym

adrenaline metabolic process, adrenaline metabolism, epinephrine metabolism

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways involving epinephrine, a hormone produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands that increases heart activity, improves the power and prolongs the action of muscles, and increases the rate and depth of breathing. It is synthesized by the methylation of norepinephrine.

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