paracrine
adjective
para·crine
ˈper-ə-krən 
-ˌkrīn
-ˌkrīn
ˈpa-rə-
: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on adjacent cells compare autocrine
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Additionally, muscle helps functions of the endocrine and paracrine systems, the authors said – the ones responsible for hormones and cell communication, respectively.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
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paracrine
adjective
para·crine
ˈpar-ə-krən
-ˌkrīn
-ˌkrīn
: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on adjacent cells
paracrine stimulation of tumor growth—M. B. Rettig et al.
compare autocrine
M. B. Rettig et al.Love words? Need even more definitions?
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