n.
A hormone secreted by or acting on a part of the nervous system.
neurohormonal neu'ro·hor·mo'nal adj.
neurohormone
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A hormone stimulating the neural mechanism.
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A neurohormone is any hormone produced and released by neurons.[1]
Examples include:
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)[2]
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)[3]
- Adrenocorticotropin-releasing hormone[4]
- Oxytocin[5]
- Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)[6]
In contrast to the classical hormones oxytocin and ADH, which are released to the blood and distributed throughout the body,[7][8] neurotransmitters can be considered paracrine hormones as they travel short distances to target cells.[9]
References
- ^ Purves, William K.; David Sadava, Gordon H. Orians, H. Craig Heller (2001). Life: The Science of Biology (6th ed.). Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates. p. 718. ISBN 0-7167-3873-2.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 713.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 714.
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