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neuroendocrine
(redirected from Neuroendocrine cell)

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neuroendocrine /neu·ro·en·do·crine/ (-en´do-krin) pertaining to neural and endocrine influence, and particularly to the interaction between the nervous and endocrine systems.
neu·ro·en·do·crine (nr-nd-krn, -krn, -krn)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands.
2. Of or relating to the cells that release a hormone into the blood in response to a neural stimulus.

neuroendocrine
pertaining to neural and endocrine influence, and particularly to the interaction between the nervous and endocrine systems.

neuroendocrine cell
present in skin and oral mucosae of some species; thought to act as pressure receptors.
neuroendocrine cell tumor
rare tumors of neuroendocrine cells in the skin and oral mucosa, where they are pedunculated and located on the lips and gums. In the skin, they occur on the lips, ears or digits, where they may grow rapidly and ulcerate. Called also Merkel cell tumor.
neuroendocrine receptors
receptors located on the membrane of the target cell.
neuroendocrine system
the nervous system plus the endocrine system and the interactions between them.

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