Neurosecretion is the synthesis and release of hormones from neurons. These hormones are normally secreted from nerve cells in the brain that then circulate into the blood. These neurohormones are similar to nonneural endocrine cells and glands in that they also regulate both endocrine and nonendocrine cells. Neurosecretion cells also release thei...
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The release of a secretory substance from the axon terminals of certain nerve cells in the brain into the circulating blood. The secretory product may be a true hormone, e.g., the antidiuretic hormone released from the axon terminals of the neurons composing the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus; in the case of the so-called releasing-factor n...
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(noor″o-sә-kre´shәn) secretory activities of neurons. a substance secreted by neurons. adj., neurosecre´tory., adj.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′rō-sē-krē′shŭn Definitions: 1. The release of a secretory substance from the axon terminals of certain nerve cells in the brain into the circulating blood. The secretory product may be a true hormone, the antidiuretic hormone released from the axon terminals of the neurons that make ...
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a chemical secreted by a nerve cell.
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