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paracrine

/pæɹəkɹaɪn/ · adjective

Meaning

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

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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