a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that acts as a powerful stimulant in reponse to fear or stress; it stimulates autonomic nerve action. It can be obtained as a crystalline substance, C9H13NO3. It is used in medicine as a vasoconstrictor (hemostatic) and cardiac stimulant, also to reduce allergic reactions and to stimulate the heart in cases of cardiac arrest.
A drug that is used to increase the blood pressure, heart rate and force of contraction of the heart. This results in an increase in cardiac output from the heart. Injection of adrenalin, which is also known as epinephrine, may cause an irregularity of the heartbeat or an arrhythmia.
A trade name for the hormone epinephrine.
a hormone produced by the adrenal medulla as a result of stress.
It is a hormone that is produced in the adrenal glands which are located on top of each kidney. It helps prepare the body for sudden physical exertion by increasing blood circulation and heart rate, and mobilizing glucose energy reserves.
a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
is a hormone released by the body in reaction to stress. It prepares the body for "flight or fight."
hormone secreted by the adrenal glands: epinephrine.
Called epinephrine in the U.S., this is a substance secreted into the bloodstream and reacted to by specialized receptors throughout the body, initiating a "code blue" or flight-or-fight response. Many receptors are a regular part of sympathetic function, and respond to their own local relative, norepinephrine or noradrenalin, in the course of normal autonomic nervous system interplay.
Popular term used to describe the various hormones secreted by the adrenal glands in response to stress.
a hormone that is secreted when a person is stressed - it increases the heart and pulse rate and blood pressure Humans as organisms
