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Neuroendocrine Effects

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To maintain homeostasis, a mammal possesses two control mechanisms that react to changes in internal and external environments (stimuli or stress). These two control mechanisms are the neural and endocrine systems. Separation of endocrine from neural control is not always possible as neural signals are integrated at the hypothalamus to react to deviations in the internal or external environment. Hypothalamichypophysial-adrenocortical (HHA), hypothalamic-hypophysial-hyroidal (HHT), and hypothalamic-hypophysial-somatotropic (HHS) are three endocrine systems that participate in the “stress” response. Generally, they operate through a negative feedback mechanism.

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