Medical term:
autocrine
autocrine
[aw´to-krin]denoting a mode of hormone action in which a hormone binds to receptors on and affects the function of the same cell that produced it.
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au·to·crine
(aw'tō-krin),Denoting self-stimulation through cellular production of a factor and a specific receptor for it.
[auto- + G. krinō, to separate]
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autocrine
(ô′tō-krĭn′)adj.
Relating to the release of chemical substances from endocrine cells that bind to receptors on the same cell that produces them.
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autocrine
adjective Referring to a substance (e.g., a growth factor) produced by a cell which stimulates its own secretion.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
au·to·crine
(aw'tō-krin)Denoting self-stimulation through cellular production of a factor and a specific receptor for it.
[auto- + G. krinō, to separate]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
autocrine
1. Of a substance secreted by a cell and released into the extracellular fluid, that then acts on the cell.
2. Of a cell responding to such chemical messengers.
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