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Descriptions

The active sympathomimetic hormone from the adrenal medulla in most species. It stimulates both the alpha- and beta- adrenergic systems, causes systemic vasoconstriction and gastrointestinal relaxation, stimulates the heart, and dilates bronchi and cerebral vessels. It is used in asthma and cardiac failure and to delay absorption of local anesthetics. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Epinephrine testing is used to distinguish cases of suspected pheochromocytome from other causes of episodic hypertensive symptoms. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
EPINEPHrine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Epineph

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 肾上腺素
Synonyms: E;Epi;Epin;Epinphrine;Eppi
fr-CA French (Canada) Adrénaline
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Epinefriin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Epinefrina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Epinefrina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Epinefrin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Эпинефрин
Synonyms: Адреналин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) adrenaline
fr-BE French (Belgium) Adrénaline