Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the release of locally acting substances from endocrine cells.
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- adjective Describing a
hormone or othersecretion released fromendocrine cells into the surroundingtissue rather than into thebloodstream
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But it has not been possible to detect chemical messages that travel between cells that are nearby but not in contact - called paracrine signals - because they are highly localized and they are produced in concentrations that have been below detection levels.
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As such, these cells have the potential to move the regenerative medical field beyond the classic paracrine mechanisms neoangiogenesis and down-regulation of inflammation toward tissue and bone repair and regeneration.
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Mohr S, Grant MB (2008) Hyperglycemia-induced reactive oxygen species toxicity to endothelial cells is dependent on paracrine mediators.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Franco Folli et al. 2010
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Having clearly understood the regulatory nature of DOSHAS, I should be able to see how DOSHAVAISHAAYA should be appreciated as a disturbance of homeostatic neural, neurocrine, endocrine, paracrine, autocrine regulatory mechanisms.
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"Increased apelin levels may act as a paracrine mediator produced from BMMCs and may play an important role in the treatment of heart failure through autocrine and paracrine mechanisms," Dr. Gao concluded.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The researchers propose that Sfrp5 neutralizes noncanonical JNK activation by Wnt5a in macrophages and adipocytes via paracrine and autocrine mechanisms, respectively.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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It explains the precise and moment to moment effects of autocrine, paracrine and endocrine secretions.
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Zingman LV, Hodgson DM, Rauzier JM, Kane GC, et al. (2002) Stem cell differentiation requires a paracrine pathway in the heart.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Kemar Brown et al. 2010
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They also noted that adipose tissue itself is a source for a number of paracrine factors that might affect retinal ganglion cells.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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Chakraborty G, Jain S, Kundu GC (2008) Osteopontin promotes vascular endothelial growth factor-dependent breast tumor growth and angiogenesis via autocrine and paracrine mechanisms.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Donald Courter et al. 2010
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