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Nov 30, 2009
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cat•e•chol•a•mine



Pronunciation: (kat"i-kol'u-mēn", -kō'lu-), [key]
n. Biochem.
any of a group of chemically related neurotransmitters, as epinephrine and dopamine, that have similar effects on the sympathetic nervous system.

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