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catecholamine

/ˌkæt.ɪ.kəʊˈlɑː.mɪn/

/ˌkæt.ɪ.koʊˈlæː.miːn/

Translations

catecholaminenoun

catecholamines

/ˌkæt.ɪ.kəʊˈlɑː.mɪn/

/ˌkæt.ɪ.koʊˈlæː.miːn/

Catecholamines are hormones produced by the adrenal glands.

Катехоламины - это гормоны, вырабатываемые надпочечниками.

catecholamineadjective

/ˌkæt.ɪˈkɒl.ə.miːn/

/ˌkæt.əˈkoʊ.ləˌmin/

Used attributively in phrases such as "catecholamine release".

catecholaminenoun

Any of a class of aromatic amines that act as neurotransmitters and hormones, including epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine.

Epinephrine is a catecholamine released during the acute stress response.

The collective amount or concentration of catecholamine compounds in a tissue or fluid sample.

Elevated catecholamine in the urine can indicate a pheochromocytoma.

catecholamineadjective

Relating to or involving a catecholamine or catecholamines.

Catecholamine pathways are crucial to sympathetic nervous system function.