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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 721.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
- ^ Nelson. 2005 An Introduction To Behavioral Endocrinology, Third Edition
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 713.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 717.
- ^ Purves et. al. p. 714.