different between autocrine vs paracrine

autocrine

English

Adjective

autocrine (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it.
    Vasopressin could be an autocrine hormone in the olfactory epithelium.
    Many scientific papers suggest an autocrine action of acetylcholin in the lung.

Synonyms

  • autocrinal
  • autocrinous

Anagrams

  • Cointreau, anticoeur, cautioner, cointreau, reauction

Italian

Adjective

autocrine f

  1. feminine plural of autocrino

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  • apocrine gland
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  • what does autocrine signaling do


paracrine

English

Etymology

para- +? -crine, modelled on German parakrin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pæ??k?a?n/, /pæ??k??n/

Adjective

paracrine (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

  • paracrinal

Derived terms

  • juxtaparacrine

Related terms

  • neurocrine
  • paracriny

Anagrams

  • preacinar

Italian

Adjective

paracrine

  1. feminine plural of paracrino

paracrine From the web:

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  • what paracrines cause a vasodilation response
  • what's paracrine signaling
  • what paracrine function
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  • what do paracrine cells target
  • what are paracrine hormones
  • what is paracrine secretion
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