norepinephrine metabolic process

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Namenorepinephrine metabolic process
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Biological process

Exact synonym

levarterenol metabolic process, levarterenol metabolism, noradrenaline metabolic process, noradrenaline metabolism, norepinephrine metabolism

Description

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.

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