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MeSH Heading: Neurosecretory Systems
Tree Number(s): A06.688; A08.713
Unique ID: D009490
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009490
Annotation: /physiol: consider also NEUROSECRETION
Scope Note: A system of NEURONS that has the specialized function to produce and secrete HORMONES, and that constitutes, in whole or in part, an ENDOCRINE SYSTEM or organ.
Entry Version: NEUROSECRET SYSTEMS
Entry Term(s): Neuroendocrine System
Previous Indexing: Neurosecretion (1966-1969)
See Also: Neuroimmunomodulation; Neurosecretion
Public MeSH Note: 70
Online Note: use NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS to search NEUROHEMAL ORGAN 1970-83
History Note: 70; NEUROHEMAL ORGAN was see under NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS 1970-83
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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