What does "paracrine" mean?

Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream

What is a synonym for "paracrine"?

Common synonyms include: autacoidal.

/pæɹəkɹaɪn/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

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Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream not-comparable

From para- + -crine, modelled on German parakrin.