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(of a hormone, neuropeptide... or about its effect or action) That acts on the cell that produced it.
Vasopressin could be an autocrine hormone in the olfactory epithelium.
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Autocrine — Communication autocrine Le terme autocrine qualifie un messager chimique (hormone) qui agit sur la cellule même qui l a produit. Il s agit d un mode d expression dans le cadre des épithéliums glandulaires. Ce document provient de « Communication… … Wikipédia en Français
autocrine — adjective Etymology: aut + crine (as in endocrine) Date: 1983 of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on surface receptors of the same cell < autocrine growth factors > < autocrine growth of a cancer >… … New Collegiate Dictionary
autocrine — Denoting self stimulation through cellular production of a factor and a specific receptor for it. [auto + G. krino, to separate] * * * au·to·crine krin adj of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on… … Medical dictionary
autocrine — ˈȯd.ōkrin adjective Etymology: aut + crine (as in endocrine) : 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 … Useful english dictionary
autocrine — Secretion of a substance, such as a growth factor, that stimulates the secretory cell itself. One route to independence of growth control is by autocrine growth factor production … Dictionary of molecular biology
Autocrine signalling — Autocrine signaling is a form of signaling in which a cell secretes a hormone, or chemical messenger (called the autocrine agent) that binds to autocrine receptors on the same cell, leading to changes in the cell. This can be contrasted with… … Wikipedia
autocrine — [ ɔ:təʊkrʌɪn] adjective Biochemistry denoting or relating to a cell produced substance that has an effect on the cell by which it is secreted. Origin 1980s: from auto 1 + Gk krinein to separate … English new terms dictionary
autocrine — au·to·crine … English syllables
autocrine — adj. describing the production by a cell of substances, such as hormones or growth factors, that can influence the growth of the cell that produces them … The new mediacal dictionary
autocrine growth factor — a polypeptide, produced endogenously by a cell free from usual external growth controls, that may act on its producer cell to cause malignant transformation … Medical dictionary
