- neuroendocrine
- 1. Pertaining to the anatomic and functional relationships between the nervous system and the endocrine apparatus. 2. Descriptive of cells that release a hormone into the circulating blood in response to a neural stimulus. Such cells may compose a peripheral endocrine gland ( e.g., the insulin-secreting beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas and the adrenaline-secreting chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla); others are neurons in the brain ( e.g., the neurons of the supraoptic nucleus that release antidiuretic hormone from their axon terminals in the posterior lobe of the hypophysis).
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neu·ro·en·do·crine -'en-də-krən, -.krīn, -.krēn adj1) of, relating to, or being a hormonal substance that influences the activity of nerves2) of, relating to, or functioning in neurosecretion* * *
neu·ro·en·do·crine (noor″o-enґdo-krin) pertaining to the interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems and to hormones such as vasopressin and gastrin (neurohormones) that are elaborated in the neurons or neuronlike cells (neuroendocrine cells).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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Neuroendocrine — [IPA nʊəroʊˈɛndəkrɪn] cells are cells that release a hormone into the circulating blood in response to a neural stimulus. These hormones may be amines, neuropeptides, or specialized amino acids. They package the hormones in vesicles and send… … Wikipedia
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neuroendocrine — adjective Of or pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together a neuroendocrine cancer … Wiktionary
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neuroendocrine — Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. Neuroendocrine describes certain cells that release hormones into the blood in response to stimulation of the nervous system … English dictionary of cancer terms
neuroendocrine — adjective Date: 1922 1. of, relating to, or being a hormonal substance that influences the activity of nerves 2. of, relating to, or functioning in neurosecretion … New Collegiate Dictionary
neuroendocrine — /noor oh en deuh krin, kruyn , kreen , nyoor /, adj. of or pertaining to the interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems, esp. in relation to hormones. [1920 25; NEURO + ENDOCRINE] * * * … Universalium
neuroendocrine — neu·ro·endocrine … English syllables
neuroendocrine — neu•ro•en•do•crine [[t]ˌnʊər oʊˈɛn də krɪn, ˌkraɪn, ˌkrin, ˌnyʊər [/t]] adj. phl of or pertaining to the interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems, esp. in relation to hormones • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
neuroendocrine — adjective of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together) • Pertains to noun: ↑nervous system, ↑endocrine system … Useful english dictionary
