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autocrine

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Main Entry: au·to·crine
Pronunciation: -krin
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell andacting on surface receptors of the same cell <autocrine stimulation of T cell growth> <autocrine growth of some breast cancers —M. E. Lippman> —compare PARACRINE
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autocrine au·to·crine (ô'tə-krĭn, -krēn')
adj.
Of or relating to self-stimulation through cellular production of a factor and a specific receptor for it.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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