Medical term:
neurohumor
neurohumor
[noor″o-hu´mor]a chemical substance formed in a neuron and able to activate or modify the function of a neighboring neuron, muscle, or gland. adj., adj neurohu´moral.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
neurohumor
a hormone secreted by a NERVE ENDING.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
neu·ro·hu·mor·al trans·mis·sion
a process by which a presynaptic cell, on excitation, releases a specific chemical agent (a neurotransmitter) to cross a synapse to stimulate or inhibit the postsynaptic cell.
Synonym(s): neurotransmission
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