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  2. Neurochemistry - Wikipedia

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    Neurochemistry is the study of the different types, structures, and functions of neurons and their chemical components. Chemical signaling between neurons is mediated by neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, hormones, neuromodulators, and many other types of signaling molecules.

  3. Cell signaling - Wikipedia

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    Some signaling molecules can function as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter. For example, epinephrine and norepinephrine can function as hormones when released from the adrenal gland and are transported to the heart by way of the blood stream. Norepinephrine can also be produced by neurons to function as a neurotransmitter within the brain. [18]

  4. Neuroendocrine cell - Wikipedia

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    The adrenal medullary hormones are kept in vesicles much in the same way neurotransmitters are kept in neuronal vesicles. Hormonal effects can last up to ten times longer than those of neurotransmitters. [citation needed] Sympathetic nerve fiber impulses stimulate the release of adrenal medullary hormones. In this way the sympathetic division ...

  5. What are hormones and how are they affecting us? [Video] - AOL

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    Hormones is a word that gets thrown around a lot, and it gets a bad rap for causing everything from weight gain and acne to mood swings. But there's a lot more truth to hormones, and how they ...

  6. Calcitonin gene-related peptide - Wikipedia

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    It also functions in temperature homeostasis, increases heart rate, and plays a role in the release of the pituitary hormones in a paracrine manner. [10] Because of these characteristics, it has been said that CGRP functions more as a neurotransmitter than a hormone.

  7. This Is What Happens to Your Brain When You Orgasm ... - AOL

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    Another part of this sexy equation is serotonin—a neurotransmitter and hormone, commonly referred to as the “happy chemical,” that plays a role in regulating mood. ... sex begets more sex ...

  8. Neurohormone - Wikipedia

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    A neurohormone is any hormone produced and released by neuroendocrine cells (also called neurosecretory cells) into the blood. [1] [2] By definition of being hormones, they are secreted into the circulation for systemic effect, but they can also have a role of neurotransmitter or other roles such as autocrine (self) or paracrine (local) messenger.

  9. Neurotransmitter - Wikipedia

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    Neurotransmitters are released from synaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft where they are able to interact with neurotransmitter receptors on the target cell. Some neurotransmitters are also stored in large dense core vesicles. [2] The neurotransmitter's effect on the target cell is determined by the receptor it binds to.