Definition of autocrine
:of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on surface receptors of the same cell — compare paracrine
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Origin and Etymology of autocrine
aut- + -crine (as in endocrine)
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medical Definition of autocrine
:of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on surface receptors of the same cell
- autocrine stimulation of T cell growth
- autocrine growth of some breast cancers
- —M. E. Lippman
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