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autocrine

autocrine |ˈɔːtə (ʊ )krʌɪn | ▶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 + Greek krinein ‘to separate ’.

 

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autocrine

autocrine |ˈɔːtə (ʊ )krʌɪn | ▶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 + Greek krinein ‘to separate ’.