neurohormone

[ noor-oh-hawr-mohn, nyoor- ]

/ ˌnʊər oʊˈhɔr moʊn, ˌnyʊər- /

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noun Biochemistry.

any of various substances, as antidiuretic hormone, formed in the nervous system and delivered to an effector organ through blood circulation.

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Origin of neurohormone

First recorded in 1940–45; neuro- + hormone

Words nearby neurohormone

neurofibroma, neurofibromatosis, neurogenic, neuroglia, neurohormonal, neurohormone, neurohypophysis, neuroimmunology, neurol., neurolemma, neuroleptanalgesia

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British Dictionary definitions for neurohormone

neurohormone

/ (ˈnjʊərəʊˌhɔːməʊn) /

noun

a hormone, such as noradrenaline, oxytocin, or vasopressin, that is produced by specialized nervous tissue rather than by endocrine glands

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Scientific definitions for neurohormone

neurohormone

[ nur′ō-hôr′mōn ]

A hormone that is produced and secreted by neurons and that effects its action on the nervous system. The hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that in turn control the secretions of the pituitary gland are neurohormones.