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Anger: Adrenaline receptors do not allow us to be too sinful
Martin C. Michelsubject
media_common.quotation_subjectmental disordersbehavior and behavior mechanismsAngerReceptorPsychologybehavioral disciplines and activitiesNeurosciencepsychological phenomena and processesGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biologymedia_commondescription
All of us feel angry once in a while, but if anger turns into a chronic state of mind it is not only annoying to those around us, it may also make us ill. Much of the acute anger reaction is mediated by catecholamines acting on β-adrenoceptors. Chronic activation of these receptors leads to their desensitization, protecting us at least partly from the adverse effects of sustained anger.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-01 | The Biochemist |