| sympathomimetic |
adrenergic: relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
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| sympathomimetic |
Sympathomimetics are a class of drugs whose properties mimic those of a stimulated sympathetic nervous system. As such they increase cardiac output, dilate bronchioles, and usually produce constriction of blood vessels. Sympathomimetics include the naturally occurring substances adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenaline (norepinephrine), and other catecholamines such as dopamine, as well as the synthetic drugs pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, and phenylpropanolamine. ...
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| sympathoadrenal |
The sympathoadrenal lineage is one fate of neural crest cells and represents a common progenitor of the adrenergic sympathetic neurons and the medullary cells of the adrenal gland.
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| sympathomimetic |
Producing effects similar to the 'flight or fight' response, which means the body is alerted to a danger of some sort and prepares to basically run or fight. Sympathomimetic effects include increased heart rate, sweating, and increased blood pressure.
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| sympathomimetic |
Mimicking or potentiating sympathetic nervous system activity.
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