adrenergic

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  1. Relating to or denoting secretion of and (or) response to adrenalin, noradrenalin or related substances; in particular referring to sympathetic nerve fibers.
  2. Relating to or denoting an agent that mimics the activity of adrenalin, noradrenalin or related substances.
See: sympathomimetic
Compare: cholinergic
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 844 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'adrenergic' 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.11568 RIS BibTex EndNote
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