How come adrenergic relates to noradrenaline and yet sometimes adrenaline is in the text?

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How come adrenergic relates to noradrenaline and yet sometimes adrenaline is in the text?

Seems everybody uses adrenaline as adrenergic instead of noradrenaline what gives?

2006-06-14 15:12:30 · 2 answers · asked by The Coroner of China 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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I think I answered this same question days ago... search for it.

2006-06-20 13:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Noradrenaline and adrenaline are both catecholamines and are synthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine. Both compounds act on the same type of receptors to produce similar affects. The receptors are called adrenergic. However noradrenaline (norepinephrine) is produced from neurones while adrenaline (epi) is produced in the adrenal medulla (the is in the suprarenal gland above the kidneys).

2006-06-14 22:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋