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Epinephrine

"Epinephrine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The active sympathomimetic hormone from the ADRENAL MEDULLA. 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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Epinephrine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Epinephrine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 24 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2006
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