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| Term | epinephrine catabolic process | ID (Ontology) | GO:0042419 (Gene Ontology) |
| Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 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.[ ISBN:0192801023 ISBN:0198506732 ] | ||
| Also Known As | "adrenaline catabolic process" ; "adrenaline catabolism" ; "epinephrine breakdown" (for all, see Synonyms field below) | ||
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catecholamine metabolic process |__epinephrine metabolic process_______________ |__catecholamine catabolic process_____________| catechol-containing compound catabolic process | |__catecholamine catabolic process_____________| biogenic amine catabolic process | |__catecholamine catabolic process_____________| epinephrine catabolic process |__norepinephrine-epinephrine catabolic process in blood stream |
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