All 5 Uses of
adrenaline
in
Angels & Demons
- Glick's adrenaline was pumping now.†
Chpt 51-52 *
- His lungs strained for oxygen as the adrenaline doubled his heart rate.†
Chpt 85-86
- Fueled only by adrenaline, and barely conscious of his actions, he was suddenly running, hunched, head down, pounding across the front of the church to his right.†
Chpt 93-94
- Langdon was hit by a surge of weariness, the adrenaline alone no longer enough to keep him alert.†
Chpt 107-108
- The camerlegno began to feel the fog of wonder and adrenaline dissipating.†
Chpt 129-130
Definition:
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(adrenaline) “fight or flight” stimulating hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (making the body feel excited and ready for action)editor's notes: Doctors are more likely to use the term epinephrine (possibly shortened to epi or EP). Adrenalin as a proper noun without the ending "e" is a trademark name for the same chemical.