neuroendocrine transducer

neuroendocrine transducer
a neuron having the properties of both nerve and gland, such as a neurohypophysial neuron, that on stimulation secretes a hormone, thereby translating neural information into endocrine information, with consequent inhibition or stimulation of hormonal secretion.

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