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Autocrine systems

Synonym(s)

one of three fundamental types (with paracrine and endocrine) of cellular regulation by intercellular diffusible factors, where the diffusible factor exerts a regulatory influence primarily on the same cell that secreted it.: Definition from: CRISP Thesaurus via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
Organ systems involved in self-stimulation through cellular production of a factor and a specific receptor for it.: Definition from: NCI Thesaurus via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine


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