Neuroendocrinology
Two of the major homeostatic systems involves in the control and regulation of various function (cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, etc.) are the nervous and endocrine systems. Both are structures to dense information, organize an appropriate response, and then deliver the message to the proper organ or tissue. Often, the two systems work together to maintain homeostasis ; the term neuroendocrine response is reflective of that interdependence. The two systems differ in the way the message is delivered : The endocrine system releases hormone (endocrine signals) into the blood to circulate to tissues (endocrine signals) into the blood to circulate to tissue, Where nerves use neurotransmitters (synaptic signals) to relay message from one nerve to the other, or from a nerve to a tissue.
Emdocrine glands release hormones (chemical messengers) directly into blood, which carries the hormone to a tissue to exert an effect. It is the binding of the hormone to a specific protein receptor that