norepinephrine uptake
id: GO:0051620
name: norepinephrine uptake
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The directed movement of norepinephrine into a cell, typically presynaptic neurons or glial cells. Norepinephrine (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-2-aminoethanol) is a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla and a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic peripheral nervous system and in some tracts of the CNS. It is also the biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0015874 | norepinephrine transport |
GO:0051934 | catecholamine uptake involved in synaptic transmission |