Cell Function
autocrine communication
Subclass of:
Cell Communication
Definitions related to autocrine communication:
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(autocrine signaling) Signaling between cells of the same type. The signal produced by the signaling cell binds to a receptor on, and affects a cell of the same type.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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Mode of communication wherein a bound hormone affects the function of the cell type that produced the hormone.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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