Adrenaline

API

N° CAS 51-43-4 

Vasoconstrictor

• Adrenaline or epinephrine is a neurotransmitter and a hormone belonging to the catecholamine family.
• White crystalline substance. freely soluble in hydrochlorid acid and in sodium hydroxide.
• Adrenaline has a vasoconstrictor action through significant alpha-adrenergic stimulation. It combats vasodilatation and excessive vascular permeability responsible for intravascular fluid loss and hypotension, the main pharmacotoxic symptoms of anaphylactic shock.