catecholamine
pronunciation
How to pronounce catecholamine in British English:
UK [kætɪ'kəʊləmi:n]
How to pronounce catecholamine in American English:
US [ˌkætə'tʃoʊləˌmɪn]
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- Noun:
- any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
Word Origin
- catecholamine (n.)
- type of hormone, from catechol (1880), from catechu, 17c. name for an astringent substance used in medicines, dyeing, etc., which apparently is from Malay kachu.
Example
- 1. But is it more than just the infusion of the catecholamine neurotransmitter dopamine or the mammalian hormone oxytocin ?