endocrine cell neuroendocrine cell The neurosecretory cell is neither an ordinary neuron nor an endocrine cell, but a combination of both. Its neuronal features resemble those of ordinary neurons concerning both structure and function. The production of a visible secretory material marks the neurosecretory neuron as a gland cell, and the fact that extractable cellular products act in the manner of hormones places it in the realm of endocrine elements. The modern definition of neurosecretion has evolved to include the release of any neuronal secretory product from a neuron. A neuron that is capable of some hormone secretion in response to neuronal signals. neurosecretory cell FMA:83810 neurosecretory neuron BTO:0002691 efferent neuron neurecto-epithelial cell secretory epithelial cell