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paracrine

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Main Entry: para·crine
Pronunciation: 'par-&-kr&n, -"krIn
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted bya cell and acting on adjacent cells <paracrine stimulation of tumor growth —M. B. Rettig et al> —compare AUTOCRINE
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paracrine par·a·crine (pār'ə-krĭn)
adj.
Relating to the release of locally acting substances from endocrine cells.

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