neurosecretion
/ˌnʊroʊsɪˈkriʃən/
noun
- The process by which nerve cells produce and release hormones or other chemical substances.
- Neurosecretion allows the brain to directly control hormone release in the body.
- Scientists study neurosecretion to understand how stress affects the endocrine system.
- The discovery of neurosecretion changed how we think about communication between the nervous and endocrine systems.
- A hormone or chemical substance produced and released by a nerve cell.
- Researchers identified a new neurosecretion involved in appetite control.
- The doctor explained that a specific neurosecretion controls the sleep-wake cycle.
- This neurosecretion helps regulate the insect's growth and metamorphosis.