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neurohormone

 
Dictionary: neu·ro·hor·mone   (nʊr'ō-hôr'mōn, nyʊr'-) pronunciation
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A hormone secreted by or acting on a part of the nervous system.

neurohormonal neu'ro·hor·mo'nal adj.

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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:

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

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
  3. ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
  4. ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
  5. ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
  6. ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
  7. ^ Purves et. al. p. 713.
  8. ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
  9. ^ Purves et. al. p. 714.

 
 
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