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  • '''Neuroendocrinology''' is the study of the interactions between the [[nervous system]] and the [[endocrine system]]. The concept arose from the recognition that ...crine regulation. Neuroendocrine neurons were discovered in the peripheral nervous system, regulating for instance digestion. The cells in the [[adrenal medulla]] th
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  • A phobic response is one of sympathetic nervous system arousal mediated in part by the amygdala.
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  • ...butyric acid]] (GABA) the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.<ref name="isbn0-07-145153-6">{{cite book |author=Katzung, Bertram G. |titl
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  • *{{CZ:Ref:Dietschy 2004 Cholesterol metabolism in the central nervous system during early development and in the mature animal}} ...A tension-based theory of morphogenesis and compact wiring in the central nervous system
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  • ...nhibiting the [[renin-angiotensin system]]. They also modulate sympathetic nervous system activity and increase prostaglandin synthesis. They cause mainly vasodilati
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  • ...ock genes, but through second messenger systems induced by the [[autonomic nervous system]] instead. Other genes can also affect circadian clock genes; for example
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  • ...oencephalitis (PAM), a rare but nearly always fatal disease of the central nervous system<ref name=cdc>[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/Naegleria/factsht_nae ...r food, mostly other bacteria or yeast. Once N. fowleri infects the human nervous system, it enters the trophozoite stage and feeds on red and white blood cells cau
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  • ...e nineteenth century there were two hypotheses for the organization of the nervous system. Proponents of the [[cell theory]] considered that the brain consisted of i ...aptic connexions between cutaneous mechanoreceptor neurones in the central nervous system of the leech. ''J Physiol''. 203(3):591-609.
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  • ...pothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the stimulation of the [[sympathetic nervous system]] and [[epinephrine]] secretion play an important role in the physiological
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  • Schwartz MW. ''et al'' (2000) Central nervous system control of food intake. ''NATURE'' 404:661-671 (New information regarding n ...lished that the hypothalamus and brain stem are major sites in the central nervous system (CNS) that regulate
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  • ...ino acid]] [[tryptophan]], which also has other functions in the [[Central Nervous System]]. The production of melatonin by the pineal gland is stimulated by darknes
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  • ...dase inhibitors, leading to excess serotonin availability in the [[central nervous system]] (CNS) at the [[Biogenic amine receptor|serotonin 1A receptor]]."<ref>{{Me
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  • ==Central nervous system== ...continues to grow and develop after birth even in term babies, the central nervous system of all infants shows plasticity. However, there are known differences in t
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  • ...ic circulation. These include the [[cerebrospinal fluid]] of the [[central nervous system]] that supplies the [[brain]] and [[spinal cord]], and the fluid of the [[a
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  • ...chapters discuss regeneration in various organs and various parts of the [[nervous system]]. These regeneration capabilities were known to be best in the lower part ...w wider, with discussion of slow potentials and [[magnetic field]]s in the nervous system, and also taking into account external influences like [[Earth's magnetic f
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  • Slow-transit constipation may be associated with other signs of [[Autonomic nervous system|autonomic]] dysfunction<ref name="pmid10211501"/>
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  • ...n the intestine, it can enter the blood stream and pass onto the [[central nervous system]].
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  • ...a living being, '''critical infrastructure''' would be the blood vessels, nervous system, immune responses, and other functions necessary for it to function. U.S. p
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  • ...us located at the posterior end of the worm. The c. elegans have a simple nervous system, there are many nerves connected to the muscles that generates simple move ...being a model organism for many studies of the parasitic nermatodes. The nervous system of the C. elegans is simple therefore allowing research opportunities for f
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  • ...etween behaviour and biological functions of the brain, [[para-sympathetic nervous system]], [[limbic system]] of which the [[Amygdala]] the fright-flight mechanism
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