Hormone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A hormone (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus") is a chemical released by one or more cells that affects cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell meta...
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epinephrine (also called adrenaline) - this hormone increases the heart rate and force of heart contractions, facilitates blood flow to the muscles and brain, causes relaxation of smooth muscles, helps with conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver, and other activities.
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www.umm.edu/endocrin/adrengl.htm
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on epinephrine and norepinephrine (hormone), two separate but related hormones secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands. They are also produced at the ends of sympathetic nerve fibres, where they serve as chemical mediators for conveying the nerve impulses to effector organs.
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Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, is a hormone secreted by the medulla (inner part) of the adrenal glands, ... Epinephrine was the first hormone to be discovered. Hormones are substances produced by body cells that circulate in body fluid and influence the activity of cells in another part of the body.
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www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Enz-Ho/Epinephrine.html
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epinephrine also epinephrin n. A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental ... Epinephrine is a powerful action, "fight or flight", hormone and also plays a central role in the short-term stress reaction. It is released from the adrenal glands when...
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www.answers.com/topic/epinephrine
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Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulate magnesium accumulation in plasma membrane vesicles derived from fat cells. A new method was developed to demonstrate this magnesium uptake utilizing the ligand, 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid, whose magnesium complex fluoresces distinctively.
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www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/249/12/3985
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KEYWORDS: Extracellular signaling, epinephrine, adrenal gland, beta adrenergic receptor, G proteins, CREB, cAMP-response elements, CRE...
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These data suggest that a reciprocal relationship exists between plasma concentrations of T3 and both norepinephrine and epinephrine in untreated burn patients and that treatment with the metabolically active hormone, triiodothyronine, does not alter the level of hypermetabolism accompanying thermal injury.
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archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/115/4/439
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The stress hormone epinephrine, new evidence from scientists indicates, causes changes in prostate and breast cancer cells that may make them resistant to treatment. Learning how to cope well with stress could play a role in preventing and treating the disease. ... Epinephrine, which is produced by the adrenal glands,
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