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

• Wikipedia:Norepinephrine#Degradation

Ontology

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