NEUROHORMONE


Meaning of NEUROHORMONE in English

/noor'oh hawr"mohn, nyoor'-/ , n. Biochem.

any of various substances, as antidiuretic hormone, formed in the nervous system and delivered to an effector organ through blood circulation.

[ 1940-45; NEURO- + HORMONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .