NETisamonoaminetransporterresponsIBLeforthesodium-chloride(Na+/Cl−)-dependentreuptakeofextracellularnorepinephrine(NE),alsoknownasnoradrenaline.NETcanalsoreuptakeextracellulardopamine(DA).Thereuptakeofthesetwoneurotransmittersisessentialinregulatingconcentrationsinthesynapticcleft.NETs,alongwiththeothermonoaminetransporters,playakeyroleindepressionandneurodegenerativediseases(NDD)suchasAlzheimersandParkinsonsdisease.NETisthetargetofmanyantidepressantsandrecreationaldrugs.Inaddition,anoverabundanceofNETisassociatedwithADHD.

