neuroeffectoradj.n.
/ˌnjʊərəʊᵻˈfɛktə/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊəˈfɛktər/, /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊiˈfɛktər/; see also neuro- comb. form. Physiology.
A. adj.
Consisting of, relating to, or involving a nerve and an effector; between a nerve and an effector.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > [adjective] > specific
sympathetic1771
sympathic1836
association area1880
autonomic1898
parasympathetic1905
autonomous1908
thoracolumbar1918
sympathico-adrenal1928
neuroeffector1935
sympatho-adrenal1965
1935 Q. Rev. Biol. 10 335/2 According to the data available, the following is the sequence of functionally related events which probably occur in the electrical excitation of a neuro-effector system.
1973 European Jrnl. Clin. Pharmacol. 6 92/1 Further investigations are possible..of the possible role of these [neuronal] pools in the control of NA exchanges at the level of the sympathetic neuro-effector junction.
1987 FASEB Jrnl. 1 193 The sympathetic neuroeffector system in the mammalian cerebral circulation has a number of distinctive features that reflect its specialized role in this vascular bed.
2000 Prog. Brain Res. 122 351 The messages in these discrete functional pathways are transmitted to the target tissues often via organized neuroeffector junctions.
B. n.
1. A nerve and an effector considered as a unit or system.
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sympathetic1808
central nervous system1826
reflex arc1833
projection system1872
autonomic1908
parasympathetic1916
C.N.S.1932
neuroeffector1937
1937 W. B. Cannon & A. Rosenblueth Autonomic Neuro-effector Syst. p. viii Previous researches on autonomic neuro-effectors and the occurrences at their synapses.
1986 Jrnl. Neurobiol. 17 231 (title) Neuroeffectors for vocalization in Xenopus laevis.
2. A neurotransmitter or other neuroactive substance, esp. one acting at a neuroeffector junction.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > substance of nervous system > [noun] > neurotransmitter
chemical transmitter1933
neurohumour1933
neurohormone1939
neurotransmitter1961
neurochemical1968
neuroeffector1970
1970 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 66 691 The possible use of affinity columns in studies with cellular receptors for various antigens, hormones, neuroeffectors, and chemotactic sites.
1987 Neurochem. Res. 12 589 The endogenous anticonvulsant neuroeffector, taurine.
1997 Brain Res. 757 228 Pharmacological studies have shown that a variety of neuroeffectors are involved in behavioral sensitization to amphetamine-induced stereotypy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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