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Chelation — [kee-ley-shuh n] noun: 1. Chemistry: the process of chelating. 2. Medicine/Medical: a method of removing certain heavy metals from the bloodstream, used especially in treating lead or mercury poisoning. a controversial treatment for arteriosclerosis that attempts to remove calcium deposits from the inner walls of the coronary arteries. Source: dictionary.reference.com/browse/chelation

Phytic acid noun: A compound, C6H18O24P6, found abundantly in seeds and the bran of grain, that is the principal storage form of phosphorus in plants. Phytic acid is a strong chelator of calcium, zinc, and other minerals essential for animal metabolism, and diets based on foods high in phytic acid, such as unrefined flour, can […]

Norepinephrin — [nawr-ep-uh-nef-rin, -reen] noun: 1. Also called noradrenaline. Physiology. a neurotransmitter, released by adrenergic nerve terminals in the autonomic and possibly the central nervous system, that has such effects as constricting blood vessels, raising blood pressure, and dilating bronchi. 2. Pharmacology. a commercial form of this substance used for emergency treatment of lowered blood […]

Vasodilation: Widening of blood vessels that results from relaxation of the muscular walls of the vessels. What widens in vasodilation is actually the diameter of the interior (lumen) of the vessel. The opposite of vasodilation is vasoconstriction. Source: www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5965

Vasoconstriction: Narrowing of the blood vessels that results from contraction of the muscular walls of the vessels. The opposite of vasoconstriction is vasodilation. Source: www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5964

Vasoconstrictor — [vas-oh-kuh n-strik-ter, vey-zoh-] noun, Physiology, Pharmacology: 1. a nerve or drug that causes vasoconstriction. Source: dictionary.reference.com/browse/vasoconstrictor

Stimulant — [stim-yuh-luh nt] noun: 1. Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: “Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart.” 2. any food or beverage that stimulates, especially coffee, tea, or, in its initial effect, alcoholic liquor. 3. a stimulus or incentive. adjective 4. […]

ep·i·neph·rine also ep·i·neph·rin (ĕp′ə-nĕf′rĭn) noun: 1. A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pressure, metabolic rate, and blood glucose concentration. Also […]

Neurotransmitter [noo r-oh-trans-mit-er, -tranz-, nyoo r-] noun: any of several chemical substances, as epinephrine or acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, as another nerve, muscle, or gland. Source: dictionary.reference.com/browse/neurotransmitter