Adrenaline is a cocktail of multiple hormones rather than a single hormone.
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 15/100
Adrenaline is a single, well-defined hormone (epinephrine) rather than a cocktail of multiple hormones, even though the adrenal medulla secretes other distinct substances like norepinephrine alongside it.
Evidence against · 4
Dissociation of sympathetic nervous system and adrenal medullary responses
1984 · cited by 218
Paper [0] discusses the distinct release of norepinephrine and epinephrine from the adrenal medulla, which are specific individual chemical compounds rather than a cocktail termed 'adrenaline'.
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More against · 3
EXCRETION OF EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE IN VARIOUS EMOTIONAL STATES*
1957 · cited by 163
Paper [1] examines the specific excretion rates of epinephrine and norepinephrine as distinct hormones.
Different adrenal sympathetic preganglionic neurons regulate epinephrine and norepinephrine secretion
2000 · cited by 146
Paper [2] investigates separate preganglionic neurons regulating epinephrine and norepinephrine as individual secretions.
Quantitative assessment of the ontogeny of met-enkephalin, norepinephrine and epinephrine in the human fetal adrenal medulla
1988 · cited by 9
Paper [3] quantifies met-enkephalin, norepinephrine, and epinephrine individually within the adrenal medulla.