Adrenergic means "working on adrenaline (epinephrine) or noradrenaline (norepinephrine)"[1][2] (or on their receptors). When not further qualified, it is usually used in the sense of enhancing or mimicking the effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the body.
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 α1, α2, β1, β2, and β3 receptors
Adrenergic transporter (norepinephrine transporter), a protein transporting norepinephrine from the synaptic cleft into nerve cells
Regarding pharmaceutical drugs:
Adrenergic receptor agonist, a type of drug activating one or more subtypes of adrenergic receptors
This includes drugs regulating blood pressure and antiasthmatic drugs.
Adrenergic receptor antagonist, a type of drug blocking one or more subtypes of adrenergic receptors
This mainly includes drugs lowering blood pressure.
Adrenergic reuptake inhibitor, a type of drug blocking the norepinephrine transporter
This includes antidepressants and drugs against ADHD.
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