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Accession
GO:0042414
Name
epinephrine metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
adrenaline metabolic process, adrenaline metabolism, epinephrine metabolism
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving epinephrine, a hormone produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands that increases heart activity, improves the power and prolongs the action of muscles, and increases the rate and depth of breathing. It is synthesized by the methylation of norepinephrine. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023
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Parents of epinephrine metabolic process (GO:0042414)
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epinephrine metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  adrenaline (CHEBI:33568)
epinephrine metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process (GO:0008152)
Children of epinephrine metabolic process (GO:0042414)
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epinephrine catabolic process (GO:0042419) [is_a relation] is_a  epinephrine metabolic process
epinephrine biosynthetic process (GO:0042418) [is_a relation] is_a  epinephrine metabolic process
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