vitaminergic

== English == === Etymology === From vitamin +‎ -ergic. === Adjective === vitaminergic (not comparable) (rare, biochemistry, neuroscience) Produced or activated by a vitamin 2001 September, S. Karanth, W. H. Yu, A. Walczewska, C. A. Mastronardi, S. M. McCann, Ascorbic acid stimulates gonadotropin release by autocrine action by means of NO, in Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (98(20): 11783–11788) We hypothesize that AA is a vitaminergic transmitter that activates the release of both FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary gland. A schematic diagram of the hypothesized mechanism of action of AA as a vitaminergic neurotransmitter.