paracrine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pæɹəkɹaɪn/
- /pæɹəkɹɪn/
Etymology
From para- + -crine, modelled on German parakrin.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
Coordinates
exocrine · endocrine · autocrine · heterocrine
Deriveds
neuroparacrine · juxtaparacrine