PARACRINE


Meaning of PARACRINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-rə-krən, -ˌkrīn ]

adjective

Etymology: para - (I) + - crine (as in endocrine )

Date: 1972

: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on adjacent cells — compare autocrine

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