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单词 autocrine
释义

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.We reasoned that if dopamine is also produced by the alveolar epithelial cells, then it may act as a paracrine or autocrine substance thus contributing to the regulation of lung liquid clearance....
  • The amount of ligand that has been released by the autocrine cell in response to the activation is insufficient in this case to sustain signaling.
  • In particular, spatially localized autocrine signaling may confer directional persistence to cell migration, as suggested by recent experimental observations.

Origin

1980s: from auto-1 + Greek krinein 'to separate'.

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