Adrenergic — can refer to: * the adjective form of adrenaline (now generically termed epinephrine) * adrenergic agonist * adrenergic antagonist * adrenergic receptor * adrenergic drug … Wikipedia
adrenergic — adj. 1. producing or activated by epinephrine or adrenaline an adrenergic nerve fiber [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adrenergic — [ad΄rə nʉr′jik] adj. [< ADRENO + Gr erg(on), WORK + IC] 1. releasing epinephrine or a similar substance [the adrenergic nerves of the sympathetic nervous system] 2. like epinephrine in chemical activity [an adrenergic drug] … English World dictionary
adrenergic — ad•ren•er•gic [[t]ˌæd rəˈnɜr dʒɪk[/t]] adj. 1) biochem. pha resembling epinephrine in physiological effect: an adrenergic drug[/ex] 2) biochem. releasing epinephrine: adrenergic neurons[/ex] 3) biochem. pha activated by epinephrine or a similar… … From formal English to slang
adrenergic — adjective Etymology: adren + ergic Date: 1934 1. liberating, activated by, or involving adrenaline or a substance like adrenaline < an adrenergic nerve > 2. resembling adrenaline especially in physiological action < adrenergic drugs > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
adrenergic — 1. Relating to nerve cells or fibers of the autonomic nervous system that employ norepinephrine as their neurotransmitter. Cf.:cholinergic. 2. Relating to drugs that mimic the actions of the sympathetic nervous system. See α a. receptors, under… … Medical dictionary
adrenergic — Functions that are dominated by epinephrine (the blood hormone) or norepinephrine (local sympathetic adrenergic nerve stimulus) … Herbal-medical glossary
adrenergic — I noun drug that has the effects of epinephrine • Syn: ↑adrenergic drug • Hypernyms: ↑vasoconstrictor, ↑vasoconstrictive, ↑pressor • Hyponyms: ↑phenylephr … Useful english dictionary
adrenergic receptors — adrenergic receptors. См. адренергические рецепторы. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Adrenergic receptor — Epinephrine Norepinephrine The adrenergic receptors (or adrenoceptors) are a class of met … Wikipedia
