autocrine
adjective
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Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it.
Example: Vasopressin could be an autocrine hormone in the olfactory epithelium.
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Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it.
Example: Vasopressin could be an autocrine hormone in the olfactory epithelium.