Phenomena and Processes

Paracrine Communication

Cellular signaling in which a factor secreted by a cell affects other cells in the local environment. This term is often used to denote the action of INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS on surrounding cells.

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Cellular signaling in which a factor secreted by a cell affects other cells in the local environment. This term is often used to denote the action of INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS on surrounding cells.

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7 entry terms
  • Paracrine Signaling
  • Communication, Paracrine
  • Communications, Paracrine
  • Paracrine Communications
  • Paracrine Signalings
  • Signaling, Paracrine
  • Signalings, Paracrine

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. G04.085.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paracrine Communication. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019899. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019899
  2. Paracrine Communication. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracrine_signaling
  3. Paracrine Communication. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14873666