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neuroendocrinology
Neuroendocrinology is the branch of biology (specifically of physiology) which studies the interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine system; i.e. how the brain regulates the hormonal activity in the body. The nervous and endocrine systems often act together in a process called neuroendocrine integration, to regulate the physiological processes of the human body. Neuroendocrinology arose from the recognition that the brain, especially the hypothalamus, controls secretion of pituitary gland hormones, and has subsequently expanded to investigate numerous interconnections of the end
Research
15,566 papers- The neuroendocrinology of stress: the stress-related continuum of chronic disease development.Molecular psychiatry · 2022
- Controversies In Neuroendocrinology.Archives of medical research · 2023
- Neuroendocrinology of bone.Pituitary · 2024
- Neuroendocrinology of sexual behavior.International journal of impotence research · 2024
- Exercise and Neuroendocrinology.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2024
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Neuroendocrine system
- Hypothalamus
- Pituitary gland
- Major neuroendocrine axes
- Functions
- History
- Pioneers
- Modern scope
- Experimental techniques
- Electrophysiology
- Mathematical Models
- Hodgkin-Huxley Model
- Integrate-and-Fire Model
- Functional or Mean Fields Model
- See also
- References
Neuroendocrinology is the branch of biology (specifically of physiology) which studies the interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine system; i.e. how the brain regulates the hormonal activity in the body. The nervous and endocrine systems often act together in a process called neuroendocrine integration, to regulate the physiological processes of the human body. Neuroendocrinology arose from the recognition that the brain, especially the hypothalamus, controls secretion of pituitary gland hormones, and has subsequently expanded to investigate numerous interconnections of the endocrine and nervous systems.
The endocrine system consists of numerous glands throughout the body that produce and secrete hormones of diverse chemical structure, including peptides, steroids, and neuroamines. Collectively, hormones regulate many physiological processes. The neuroendocrine system is the mechanism by which the hypothalamus maintains homeostasis, regulating reproduction, metabolism, eating and drinking behaviour, energy utilization, osmolarity and blood pressure.