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Accession
GO:0042415
Name
norepinephrine metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
levarterenol metabolic process, levarterenol metabolism, noradrenaline metabolic process, noradrenaline metabolism, norepinephrine metabolism
Alternate IDs
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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. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl
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Parents of norepinephrine metabolic process (GO:0042415)
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norepinephrine metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  (R)-noradrenaline(1+) (CHEBI:72587)
norepinephrine metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  catecholamine metabolic process (GO:0006584)
Children of norepinephrine metabolic process (GO:0042415)
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norepinephrine biosynthetic process (GO:0042421) [is_a relation] is_a  norepinephrine metabolic process
norepinephrine catabolic process (GO:0042422) [is_a relation] is_a  norepinephrine metabolic process
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