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NEUROHORMONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Pharmacology
DEF

Any of several substances that are chemically equivalent to neurotransmitters but classified as hormones because they are secreted into the blood rather than onto other neurons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Hormone synthétisée par les cellules nerveuses et libérée dans le sang.

CONT

La mélatonine est une neurohormone synthétisée pendant la période nocturne à partir de la sérotonine dans la glande pinéale ou épiphyse.

Key term(s)
  • neurhormone

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Farmacología
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