paracrine
Americanadjective
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Why are endocrine signals transmitted more slowly than paracrine signals?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Groundbreaking research confirming in humans a major mechanism of paracrine and endocrine signaling.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2018
Endocrine hormones act from a distance and paracrine hormones act locally.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In response to the concentration of Na+ in the fluid flowing past them, these cells release paracrine signals.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Some of these are endocrine, acting from a distance, whereas others are paracrine, acting locally.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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