Term Name: norepinephrine metabolic process
Synonyms: levarterenol metabolic process, levarterenol metabolism, noradrenaline metabolic process, noradrenaline metabolism, norepinephrine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042415]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catecholamine metabolic process
has subtype: norepinephrine biosynthetic process norepinephrine catabolic process