neuroendocrine
Nerves controlling hormones
Neuroendocrine describes the interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine (hormonal) system.
Neuroendocrine cells receive signals from nerve cells and respond by releasing hormones into the blood.
The term appears in medical contexts: neuroendocrine tumors, neuroendocrine function.
The hypothalamus is the brain's primary neuroendocrine organ, translating neural signals into hormonal responses.
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- axisRotation reference line
- feedbackReturned response data
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
homeostasis · signaling · secretion · glandular · cellular · receptors · transduction · pathway
Adrenal steroid regulating stress
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- noradrenalineCatecholamine affecting alertness
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- vasopressinFluid-conserving pituitary hormone
gonadotropin · prolactin · melatonin · insulin · glucagon · leptin · ghrelin · endorphins
Chemical neural messengers
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
transduction · signal · synaptic · vesicles · exocytosis · calcium · chemical · electrical
Slow neoplasm secreting hormones
- NETMicrosoft development framework
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
oncology · prognosis · staging · secreting · pancreatic · gastrointestinal · lung
hypothalamus
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
regulation · homeostasis · signaling · secretion · glandular · cellular · receptors · transduction · pathway · integration
cortisol
Adrenal steroid regulating stress
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- noradrenalineCatecholamine affecting alertness
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
vasopressin · gonadotropin · prolactin · melatonin · insulin · glucagon · leptin · ghrelin · endorphins · neuropeptides
neurotransmitters
Chemical neural messengers
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
receptor · transduction · signal · synaptic · vesicles · exocytosis · calcium · chemical · electrical · modulation
carcinoid
Slow neoplasm secreting hormones
- NETMicrosoft development framework
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
biopsy · oncology · prognosis · staging · secreting · pancreatic · gastrointestinal · lung
- physiologymetabolism, circulation, respiration, homeostasis, digestion
- gland descriptorsadrenal, exocrine, hormonal, mammary, ovarian
- neurohormonesneurohormone, neurohormones, ADH, antidiuretic hormone, oxytocin
neuroendocrineexocrine
Secreting externally via ducts
mechanical · musculoskeletal · immune · structural · cardiovascular
neural, neuron, neurology, neuro, neurons, endocrine, neuropathy, endocrinology, endocrinologist