LeRoith D, Shemer J, Roberts C T
Diabetes Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Horm Res. 1992;38 Suppl 2:1-6. doi: 10.1159/000182583.
Traditionally, the two major systems of intercellular communication (i.e. the nervous and endocrine systems) were considered separate functional and anatomical entities. Recent studies have provided evidence that the biochemical elements of these systems have common early phylogenetic origins and have suggested that, with the exception of their anatomical diversity, all the systems of intercellular communication are biochemically similar. On the basis of these findings, we suggest that the overlaps between the nervous and endocrine systems, the widespread tissue production of hormones, and other phenomena are now more easily understood.
传统上，细胞间通讯的两大主要系统（即神经系统和内分泌系统）被视为独立的功能和解剖实体。最近的研究提供了证据，表明这些系统的生化成分有着共同的早期系统发育起源，并表明，除了解剖学上的差异外，所有细胞间通讯系统在生化方面都是相似的。基于这些发现，我们认为，现在更容易理解神经系统和内分泌系统之间的重叠、激素在广泛组织中的产生以及其他现象。
