Neurohormone

Neurohormone

A neurohormone is any hormone produced and released by neurons.[1]

Examples include:

In contrast to the classical hormones oxytocin and ADH, which are released to the blood and distributed throughout the body,[8][9] neurotransmitters can be considered paracrine hormones as they travel short distances to target cells.[10]

References

  1. ^ Purves, William K.; David Sadava, Gordon H. Orians, H. Craig Heller (2001). Life: The Science of Biology (6th ed.). Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates. p. 718. ISBN 0-7167-3873-2. 
  2. ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
  3. ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
  4. ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
  5. ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
  6. ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
  7. ^ Nelson. 2005 An Introduction To Behavioral Endocrinology, Third Edition
  8. ^ Purves et. al. p. 713.
  9. ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
  10. ^ Purves et. al. p. 714.

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