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Noradrenaline
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Noradrenaline (also called norepinephrine) is a chemical that is released by your nervecells. It has lots of different effects all over your body, and it is responsible for how you react in stressful situations. To help your body cope well at these times, noradrenaline does things like increasing your heart rate and blood pressure and widening the airways in your lungs.