Norepinephrine
Norepinephrine (NE) is an excitatory neurotransmitter, as well as a hormone, that is responsible for mobilizing the brain and body for action, reaching its highest levels during stress or danger, in the fight-or-flight response. In the brain, norepinephrine increases arousal, alertness and promotes focusing attention. When these feelings/ responses occur in my body, I seem to react similar to what is in my video. Below is a table explaining a little more about norepinephrine.
Classification
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Location
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Function
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History
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Risks
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Pathology
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Fun Fact(s)
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Chemical composition (gas, amino acid, monoamine,
peptide, purine, trace amine, other)
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Action: Excitatory or inhibitory?
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Where in the body is it produced?
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What job does it do in the body?
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When was it discovered and by whom?
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What happens if too much?
What happens if too little?
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Associated Health Condition(s)
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One or more related interesting facts
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Monoamine (catecholamine)
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Excitatory
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Inner adrenal glands (adrenal medulla)
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Involved in arousal, mobilizes the brain and body for
action (fight or flight); Regulates sleep, mood, & BP.
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1946 by a Swedish biologist, Ulf von Euler.
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Too much: High BP, sweating, hyperactivity.
Too low:
Lethargy, possible depression, low BP
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Depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and hypotension/
hypertension.
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Is also called noradrenaline.
Ulf von Euler won a Nobel Prize
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