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Paracrine Uncommon

Origin: Greek prefix para-

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Adjective
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Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream

See Also
neurocrine neurotensin angiocrine hormone tissue bloodstream secretion endocrine
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Rhyming Words
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