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neuroendocrine
(redirected from Neuroendocrine cell)

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neu·ro·en·do·crine  (nr-nd-krn, -krn, -krn, nyr-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands: the neuroendocrine apparatus in birds.
neuroendocrine [ˌnjʊərəʊˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) of, relating to, or denoting the dual control of certain body functions by both nervous and hormonal stimulation neuroendocrine system
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Adj.1.neuroendocrine - of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together)
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