Autocrine vs. Paracrine

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Autocrineadjective

(biology) (of a hormone, neuropeptide... or about its effect or action) That acts on the cell that produced it.

Autocrineadjective

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

Paracrineadjective

Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream

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