AUTOCRINE


Meaning of AUTOCRINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯ-tō-ˌkrin ]

adjective

Etymology: aut- + -crine (as in endocrine )

Date: 1983

: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on surface receptors of the same cell

autocrine growth factors

autocrine growth of a cancer

— compare paracrine

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.