sympathin

(ˈsɪmpəˌθɪn)

(Biochemistry) a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline

[C20: from sympath(etic) + -in]

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He isolated a chemical product, sympathin, an epinephrine-like substance found at terminals of nerves, and described its role as mediator of impulses between the nerve and the muscle.

Heart disease and the stress hypothesis in the mid-twentieth century: a historical review

He worked on methods of blood storage and discovered sympathin in 1931.

Analytical study of journal market behaviour vis-a-vis invention/innovation under periodical monopolistic competitive conditions: appraisal of A. P. Lerner Index of Monopoly Power in the context of knowledge management

AMPHITOKY, BUKOWIZNA (Poland), CHIPEWYAN (Hodge), DYEMAKING (Web2), EURAKYLON (Chambers Dictionary), FLUNKYDOM (Web2), GURINEVKA (Ukraine), HANDMIKES, IRKENYASH (Russia), JURY-WOMAN, KEYINGHAM (Humberside, England), LUMBKAWNG (Burma), MYONEURAL and NEUROMYAL (transposals), OVALBUMEN, PLAYWOMEN, QUIDENHAM (in Norfolk, England), RYCHWALEK (Poland), SYMPATHIN (a hormone), TYRINGHAM (Bucks., England), UNMOVABLE, VRANIKUCE (Bosnia-Herzegovina), WYKEHAMIC, XUMABOKWE (S.Africa), YEDINGHAM (North Yorks., England), ZINKGRUVA (Sweden)

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