Norepinephrine

"Norepinephrine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and is a widespread central and autonomic neurotransmitter. Norepinephrine is the principal transmitter of most postganglionic sympathetic fibers and of the diffuse projection system in the brain arising from the locus ceruleus. It is also found in plants and is used pharmacologically as a sympathomimetic.

Descriptor ID	D009638
MeSH Number(s)	D02.033.100.291.502 D02.092.063.480 D02.092.211.215.311.560 D02.092.311.830
Concept/Terms	Norepinephrine Norepinephrine Noradrenaline Levarterenol Levonorepinephrine Levonor Levonor Levophed Levophed Levophed Bitartrate Bitartrate, Levophed Noradrénaline tartrate renaudin Noradrénaline tartrate renaudin renaudin, Noradrénaline tartrate tartrate renaudin, Noradrénaline Norepinephrine Bitartrate Norepinephrine Bitartrate Bitartrate, Norepinephrine Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:1) Noradrenaline Bitartrate Bitartrate, Noradrenaline Norepinephrine d-Tartrate (1:1) Norepinephrine d-Tartrate (1:1) Norepinephrin d-Tartrate (1:1) Norepinephrine Hydrochloride Norepinephrine Hydrochloride Hydrochloride, Norepinephrine Norepinephrine Hydrochloride, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine Hydrochloride, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine Hydrochloride, (+,-)-Isomer Norepinephrine Hydrochloride, (+,-)-Isomer Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:1), (+,-)-Isomer Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:1), (+,-)-Isomer Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:1), Monohydrate Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:1), Monohydrate Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:1), Monohydrate, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:1), Monohydrate, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:2) Norepinephrine l-Tartrate (1:2) Norepinephrine l-Tartrate, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine l-Tartrate, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine, (+)-Isomer Norepinephrine, (+,-)-Isomer Norepinephrine, (+,-)-Isomer Arterenol Arterenol

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Norepinephrine".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Amino Alcohols [D02.033.100]
Ethanolamines [D02.033.100.291]
Norepinephrine [D02.033.100.291.502]
Amines [D02.092]
Amino Alcohols [D02.092.063]
Norepinephrine [D02.092.063.480]
Biogenic Amines [D02.092.211]
Biogenic Monoamines [D02.092.211.215]
Catecholamines [D02.092.211.215.311]
Norepinephrine [D02.092.211.215.311.560]
Catecholamines [D02.092.311]
Norepinephrine [D02.092.311.830]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Norepinephrine".

Norepinephrine
Normetanephrine

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1