paracrine

From WikiWord

English

Etymology

No etymology has been added yet.

Pronunciation

IPA /pæɹəkɹaɪn/

Noun

No noun senses have been added yet.

Verb

No verb senses have been added yet.

Adjective

paracrine adjective

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

Word map

Related terms

Synonyms

paracrinal juxtaparacrine intracrine endosecretory extraglandular pericellular endocrine paracellular extrapituitary juxtacrine extraneuronal endocrinal paraneural parapituitary extraparathyroidal periglandular

Usage & collocations

No usage or collocation data has been added yet.

Community definitions

Community definitions for paracrine appear here as readers add and vote on them.

Usage in the wild

Real example sentences for paracrine appear here as readers add them.

References