Epinephrine is normally produced by both the adrenal glands and certain neurons. It plays an important role in the fight-or-flight response by increasing blood flow to muscles, output of the heart, pupil dilation, and blood sugar.acemic epinephrine has historically been used for the treatment of croup. Racemic adrenaline is a 1:1 mixture of the dextrorotatory (d) and levorotatory (l) isomers of adrenaline. The l-form is the active component.
Matale District. This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Matale. Matale District (Sinhalese: à¶¸à·à¶­à¶½à· à¶¯à·à·à·à¶­à·âà¶»à·à¶à·à¶à¶º, Tamil: à®®à®¾à®¤à¯à®¤à®³à¯ à®®à®¾à®µà®à¯à®à®®à¯) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,987 kmÂ².
Mata Mata Photograph by Alessandro Mancini, Alamy. A mata mata (Chelus fimbriatus) is a freshwater turtle that inhabits the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. The bizarre turtles are entirely aquatic, although they prefer shallow, stagnant water, where they can easily reach their head out of water to breathe.