AUTOCRINE


Meaning of AUTOCRINE in English

[ 'ɔ:təʊkrʌɪn ]

■ adjective Biochemistry denoting or relating to a cell-produced substance that has an effect on the cell by which it is secreted.

Origin

1980s: from auto- 1 + Gk krinein 'to separate'.

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