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  2. Adrenergic nerve fibre - Wikipedia

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    An adrenergic nerve fibre is a neuron for which the neurotransmitter is either adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenaline or dopamine. [1] These neurotransmitters are released at a location known as the synapse, which is a junction point between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrite of another. The neurotransmitters are first released from ...

  3. Adrenergic receptor - Wikipedia

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    When NE is released into the synapse, it feeds back on the α 2 receptor, causing less NE release from the presynaptic neuron. This decreases the effect of NE. There are also α 2 receptors on the nerve terminal membrane of the post-synaptic adrenergic neuron. Actions of the α 2 receptor include: decreased insulin release from the pancreas [19]

  4. Sympathetic nervous system - Wikipedia

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    At the synapses within the ganglia, preganglionic neurons release acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that activates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on postganglionic neurons. In response to this stimulus, the postganglionic neurons release norepinephrine, which activates adrenergic receptors that are present on the peripheral target tissues ...

  5. Neurotransmission - Wikipedia

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    Once released, a neurotransmitter enters the synapse and encounters receptors. Neurotransmitter receptors can either be ionotropic or g protein coupled. Ionotropic receptors allow for ions to pass through when agonized by a ligand. The main model involves a receptor composed of multiple subunits that allow for coordination of ion preference.

  6. Sympathoadrenal system - Wikipedia

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    Additionally the acute hormone response results in an increase in glycogen hydrolysis which ultimately increases glucose release needed for energy. Metabolism , or the processes within living cells or organisms to maintain life, is affected by the sympathoadrenal system, especially glucose and fat metabolism.

  7. Neurotransmitter - Wikipedia

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    After being released into the synaptic cleft, neurotransmitters diffuse across the synapse where they are able to interact with receptors on the target cell. The effect of the neurotransmitter is dependent on the identity of the target cell's receptors present at the synapse.

  8. Dale's principle - Wikipedia

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    When the wave reaches a synapse, it provokes release of a puff of neurotransmitter molecules, which bind to chemical receptor molecules located in the membrane of another neuron, on the opposite side of the synapse. In neuroscience, Dale's principle (or Dale's law) is a rule attributed to the English neuroscientist Henry Hallett Dale.

  9. Adrenergic - Wikipedia

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    Adrenergic nervous system, a part of the autonomic nervous system that uses epinephrine or norepinephrine as its neurotransmitter [3] Regarding proteins: Adrenergic receptor, a receptor type for epinephrine and norepinephrine; subtypes include α 1, α 2, β 1, β 2, and β 3 receptors