loading...| Preferred Name | neuroendocrine cell | |
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neurosecretory cell neurosecretory neuron |
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| Definitions |
A neuron that is capable of some hormone secretion in response to neuronal signals. The neurosecretory cell is neither an ordinary neuron nor an endocrine cell, but a combination of both. Its neuronal features resemble those of ordinary neurons concerning both structure and function. The production of a visible secretory material marks the neurosecretory neuron as a gland cell, and the fact that extractable cellular products act in the manner of hormones places it in the realm of endocrine elements. The modern definition of neurosecretion has evolved to include the release of any neuronal secretory product from a neuron. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000165 |
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The neurosecretory cell is neither an ordinary neuron nor an endocrine cell, but a combination of both. Its neuronal features resemble those of ordinary neurons concerning both structure and function. The production of a visible secretory material marks the neurosecretory neuron as a gland cell, and the fact that extractable cellular products act in the manner of hormones places it in the realm of endocrine elements. The modern definition of neurosecretion has evolved to include the release of any neuronal secretory product from a neuron. |
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ZFA:0009098 FBbt:00005130 BTO:0002691 FMA:83810 |
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| definition |
A neuron that is capable of some hormone secretion in response to neuronal signals. The neurosecretory cell is neither an ordinary neuron nor an endocrine cell, but a combination of both. Its neuronal features resemble those of ordinary neurons concerning both structure and function. The production of a visible secretory material marks the neurosecretory neuron as a gland cell, and the fact that extractable cellular products act in the manner of hormones places it in the realm of endocrine elements. The modern definition of neurosecretion has evolved to include the release of any neuronal secretory product from a neuron. |
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| has_related_synonym |
neurosecretory cell neurosecretory neuron |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
neuroendocrine cell |
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CL:0000165 |
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neuroendocrine cell |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000527 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000163 |