Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

norepinephrine catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0042422
Synonyms
  • levarterenol catabolic process
  • levarterenol catabolism
  • noradrenaline catabolic process
  • noradrenaline catabolism
  • norepinephrine breakdown
  • norepinephrine catabolism
  • norepinephrine degradation
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of norepinephrine, a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla, and a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic peripheral nervous system and in some tracts in the central nervous system. It is also the demethylated biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine. 0198506732
References
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Phenotype
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