A neurohormone is any hormone produced and released by neurons.^[1]

Examples include:

• Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)^[2]
• Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)^[3]
• Adrenocorticotropin-releasing hormone^[4]
• Oxytocin^[5]
• Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)^[6]
• Epinephrine^[7]

In contrast to the classical hormones oxytocin and ADH, which are released to the blood and distributed throughout the body,^[8][9] neurotransmitters can be considered paracrine hormones as they travel short distances to target cells.^[10]

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