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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The secretion of substances, such as hormones, by nerve cells.
  • noun A substance secreted by this process.

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  • noun the synthesis and release of hormones by neurons
  • noun a hormone so secreted

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Examples

  • Her brain tissue is saturated with a hypothalamic neurosecretion, remarkably similar to a chemical normally found in hibernating mammals.

    Bloodthirst J. M. Dillard 1990

  • "Brevenal inhibits Pacific ciguatoxin 1B-induced neurosecretion from bovine chromaffin cells"

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • "Brevenal inhibits Pacific ciguatoxin 1B-induced neurosecretion from bovine chromaffin cells"

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

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