neurohormone /neu·ro·hor·mone/ (noor´o-hor″mōn) a hormone secreted by a specialized neuron into the bloodstream, the cerebrospinal fluid, or the intercellular spaces of the nervous system.
neurohormone
neu·ro·hor·mone (n r  -hôr mn)n. A hormone secreted by or acting on a part of the nervous system. |
neurohormone
[noo͡r′əhôr′mōn]
a hormone produced in neurosecretory cells such as those of the hypothalamus and released into the bloodstream, the cerebrospinal fluid, or intercellular spaces of the nervous system. The product may or may not be a true systemic hormone such as epINEPHrine. When the hormone is not a true hormone, it may be a cell product that induces the release of a tropic hormone, which in turn stimulates an endocrine gland to release a systemic hormone. See also neuromodulator, neurotransmitter.
neurohormone
a hormone stimulating the neural mechanism.
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