neurohormone
noun
neu·ro·hor·mone
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈhȯr-ˌmōn 
ˌnyu̇r-
: a hormone (such as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue
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Oxytocin particularly is an important neurohormone for social bonding and this hormonal efficiency may lengthen the time a mother monkey takes care of her baby.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
Stimulation of the nipples causes the hypothalamus to release oxytocin—a potent neurohormone that can enhance feelings of bonding and helps trigger the pleasurable contractions experienced during a woman's orgasm itself.
—Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
Decades ago, scientists suggested the queen-maker in this royal ambrosia might be a hormone or neurohormone, rather than a protein, but didn't find strong evidence to support those ideas.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2011
From Instant Gratification To Slow Release Buying a toy—a new watch or a new car or a new beach house—results in the instantaneous gratification monkey releasing a neurohormone called dopamine.
—Steve Davis, Forbes, 20 May 2022
The third was Roger Guillemin, who received his Nobel for research on neurohormones.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
Stimulation of the nipples causes the hypothalamus to release oxytocin—a potent neurohormone that can enhance feelings of bonding and helps trigger the pleasurable contractions experienced during a woman's orgasm itself.
—Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
Decades ago, scientists suggested the queen-maker in this royal ambrosia might be a hormone or neurohormone, rather than a protein, but didn't find strong evidence to support those ideas.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2011
From Instant Gratification To Slow Release Buying a toy—a new watch or a new car or a new beach house—results in the instantaneous gratification monkey releasing a neurohormone called dopamine.
—Steve Davis, Forbes, 20 May 2022
The third was Roger Guillemin, who received his Nobel for research on neurohormones.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
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neurohormone
noun
neu·ro·hor·mone
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈhȯr-ˌmōn
: a hormone produced by or acting on nervous tissue
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neurohormone
noun
neu·ro·hor·mone
-ˈhȯr-ˌmōn
: a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue
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