neurohumoraladj.
/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈhjuːm(ə)rəl/, /ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈhjuːm(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈhjumər(ə)l/ Physiology.
Originally: both neural and humoral. Later: of, relating to, involving, or of the nature of a neurohumour; neurohormonal.
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1929 P. Bard in C. Murchison Found. Exper. Psychol. xii. 449 (heading) The neuro-humoral basis of emotional reactions.
1947 Jrnl. Endocrinol. 5 136 The possibility of a neurohumoral transmission of stimuli has been tentatively suggested on many occasions.
1966 G. B. Koelle in K. Rodahl & B. Issekutz Nerve as Tissue 291 The neurohumoral theory is most consistent with the known facts concerning transmission at the vast majority of synaptic and neuro-effector junctions.
1971 Nature 31 Dec. 570/1 Neurohumoral agents from the hypothalamus were discharged into the portal vessels for transmission to the anterior lobe of the pituitary to affect the secretion of hormones.
1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) xvi. 541 Acetylcholine is the most common neurohumoral material.
1991 Lancet 21 Dec. 1549/1 Endothelial dysfunction of the coronary microcirculation may modify the regulation of myocardial perfusion by neurohumoral agents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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