noradrenergic
adjective
nor·ad·ren·er·gic
ˌnȯr-ˌa-drə-ˈnər-jik 
: liberating, activated by, or involving norepinephrine in the transmission of nerve impulses
noradrenergic nerve endings
noradrenergic nerve fibers
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noradrenergic
adjective
nor·ad·ren·er·gic
ˌnȯr-ˌad-rə-ˈnər-jik
: liberating, activated by, or involving norepinephrine in the transmission of nerve impulses
a progressive deterioration of central noradrenergic pathways—C. D. Wise & Larry Stein
C. D. Wise & Larry Steinnoradrenergic synapses
compare adrenergic sense 1, cholinergic sense 1
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