autocrine

autocrine (not comparable)

1. (biology) (of a hormone, neuropeptide... or about its effect or action) That acts on the cell that produced it.

   Vasopressin could be an autocrine hormone in the olfactory epithelium.

   Many scientific papers suggest an autocrine action of acetylcholin in the lung.

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autocrine f

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) feminine plural of autocrino