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Definition of Neurohormone

1. Noun. A hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin).

Definition of Neurohormone

1. Noun. Any hormone that stimulates the nervous system ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neurohormone

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Neurohormone

1. A hormone secreted by specialised neurons (neuroendocrine cells), for example releasing hormones. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Neurohormone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"In studies using Under basal conditions, the major- in vitro incubation systems, the same ity of the circulating P-EP peptides neurohormone/neurotransmitter ..."

2. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"For example, at nerve terminals, neurohormone-mediated inhibition of Ca2+ channels diminishes transmitter release and thereby contributes to presynaptic ..."

3. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"One neurohormone, the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), appears to be involved in an arousal system, activating the sympathetic and central nervous ..."

4. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"... 362, 363; Neurofilament(s), discovery of, 158 protein studies in, 162-164, 166-170 renaming of, 168 neurohormone(s), as informational substances, ..."

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