Paracrine Definition

părə-krĭn, -krēn
adjective
Of or relating to the release of locally acting substances from endocrine cells.
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Origin of Paracrine

  • German parakrin Greek para- para- Greek krīnein to separate krei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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