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autocrine hypothesis

n.

The hypothesis that tumor cells containing viral oncogenes may have encoded a growth factor normally produced by other cell types and thereby produce the factor autonomously, leading to uncontrolled proliferation.

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Nearby words

  1. autocorrelation,
  2. autocracy,
  3. autocrat,
  4. autocratic,
  5. autocrine,
  6. autocross,
  7. autocue,
  8. autocutie,
  9. autocycle,
  10. autocytolysin
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