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neurosecretory

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neurosecretory
pertaining to or emanating from the secretory activities of nerve cells.

neurosecretory bodies
the form in which neurosecretions are passed along axons to release them into the blood.
neurosecretory neurons
neurons capable of secreting neurosecretions.
neurosecretory substances
substances secreted by neurosecretory neurons, e.g. oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone, releasing factors, inhibiting factors.


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00 Hardcover QH453 This volume contains 12 chapters and a short communication on developmental gene expression regulation, with specific topics encompassing early developmental gene expression in vertebrates, regulating genes to modulate aging, sensory receptor gene regulation, inner ear cells, growth factors, estrogen function, neurosecretory cells, temporal patterns of gene expression in embryos, and brain-sex differentiation.
However, the etiology of neurosecretory cells in the middle ear is still unknown, as these cells have not been identified in normal or inflamed middle ear mucosa.
irradians and postulated that there might be a connection between protein metabolism and neurosecretory cycles resulting in a possible neuroendocrine disturbance.
 
 
 
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