How to Use norepinephrine in a Sentence

norepinephrine

noun

• But since the 1970s, it’s been thought that norepinephrine is not involved in this system during certain stages of sleep.
  — Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2022
• Cole found these men produced more of the hormone norepinephrine—a key driver of our fight-or-flight response.
  — Florence Williams, Wired, 14 Feb. 2022
• As people fall in love, the brain begins to release the hormones dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin.
  — Brandon Keim, WIRED, 16 June 2011
• These drugs increase the levels of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain by blocking their reuptake.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
• The flushed skin, pounding heart and rapid breathing are the fault of norepinephrine and adrenaline kicking on my fight or flight instinct.
  — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2012
• The brain send a distress signal, and the hormones adrenaline and cortisol are released, as well as norepinephrine, dopamine.
  — The Editors, Marie Claire, 8 July 2019
• The hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine play a key role in the response, increasing heart rate and blood pressure.
  — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 12 Sep. 2019
• Positive thinking also increases the levels of feel-good hormones like serotonin and norepinephrine, which prime the brain to seek more of the same positive vibes.
  — Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 4 May 2020
• People with sepsis, for instance, had a higher mortality rate when there was a shortage of the drug norepinephrine.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
• The hormone, norepinephrine, is naturally found in the body, but more of this chemical is released into the bloodstream when the body detects higher levels of stress.
  — Shraddha Chakradhar, STAT, 2 Dec. 2020
• Neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, adrenaline, and dopamine filter into the amygdala, stimulating the brain to tell the heart and lungs to beat and breathe faster.
  — Erika Hayasaki, Wired, 23 Feb. 2021
• The shock of being blasted by cold water provides a quick, natural high by elevating levels of dopamine and norepinephrine in our brains.
  — Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
• The dopamine and norepinephrine must really be flowing this morning, because suddenly Nayte is all in.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• The medications work on an enzyme, monoamine oxidase, that boost levels of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain, easing the symptoms of depression.
  — Jodi Helmer, Fortune Well, 26 Mar. 2023
• Frequent disruptions put us on high alert like a jack-in-the-box, triggering a release of adrenaline, norepinephrine and cortisol.
  — Brittany Harker Martin, Fortune Well, 4 May 2023
• Wang has long studied norepinephrine because of its role in thinking and complex behaviors.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2020
• In a 2020 paper, for example, researchers found that injecting mice with norepinephrine—the body’s fight-or-flight hormone—caused melanocyte stem cells to rapidly transform into melanocytes and migrate away from the follicle.
  — Connie Chang, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2023
• Serotonin, dopamine, acetylcholine and norepinephrine are a few neurotransmitters in the body.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
• Caffeine prompts the release of natural compounds called catecholamines, including norepinephrine, a stress hormone that can speed the heart rate.
  — Maggie Fox, NBC News, 15 May 2017
• Green tea may boost the metabolism by increasing the production of the fat-burning hormone norepinephrine.
  — Norcal Marketing, Chron, 4 Feb. 2021
• Green Tea Extract speeds up your metabolism and strengthens the effects of fat-burning hormones like norepinephrine.
  — Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2022
• There, the brain produces norepinephrine, a fight-or-flight chemical that increases alertness and decreases pain and tiredness.
  — Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 10 June 2021
• There’s also lofexidine, a non-opioid treatment that reduces the release of norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that is thought to play a role in many of the symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
  — Houston Chronicle, 7 July 2018
• Tyrosine also helps to produce dopamine and norepinephrine, which many animals secrete in response to stress.
  — Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022
• Chest pain, spasms, and elevated levels of the stress hormones norepinephrine and epinephrine are a few of the potential reactions.
  — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Movement is also proven to be beneficial in stabilizing mood, which is essential as PD impacts the areas of the brain that produce dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine.
  — Malissa Rodenburg, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2022
• That means the brain releases adrenaline and norepinephrine, and your thinking becomes pessimistic.
  — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 10 July 2022
• Turns out deep breathing directly affects the levels of a natural chemical messenger in the brain, noradrenaline (also called norepinephrine), that keeps the brain sharp.
  — Houston Chronicle, 7 July 2018
• In some cancer models, scientists found that an elevated level of norepinephrine led to the activation of cells known as neutrophils, which help shield tumor cells from the body’s immune system.
  — Shraddha Chakradhar, STAT, 2 Dec. 2020
• Orgasms’ increase of dopamine, oxytocin, norepinephrine, and testosterone levels can do wonders for our mental and emotional well-being.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024