The chemical reactions and pathways involving norepinephrine, a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla, and a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic peripheral nervous system and in some tracts in the central nervous system. It is also the demethylated biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198506732 GOC:jl ]
Synonyms: noradrenaline metabolic process levarterenol metabolic process noradrenaline metabolism norepinephrine metabolism levarterenol metabolism