adrenalin

Noun

Meaning

a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

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Earl Sutherland explained in 1950, that the activity of phosphorylase was increased and thus glycogenolysis stimulated when liver slices were incubated with adrenalin and glucagon. Source: Internet

Elevated adrenalin – think increased alertness and awareness of hidden predators, high blood pressure – think more fuel for my muscles to outrun the tiger, high cholesterol – important for clotting, healing and repair should you not quite make it! Source: Internet

“However the show is very much open for business and there will be plenty of excitement and adrenalin on hand, including the aerial tricks of the Jason Smyth quad bike stunt show and the pinpoint accuracy of the Red Devils parachutists. Source: Internet

Yet little is what it seems with John McAfee, 67, the Virginia-raised software developer, who sold his eponymous anti-virus company in the mid-’90s to pursue a life of sun, sex and adrenalin. Source: Internet

What's more important is that vitamin C is an indispensable element in making dopamine and adrenalin, both chemicals that can stimulate excitement. Source: Internet

Cortisol, adrenalin and noradrenalin are among them. Source: Internet

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