autocrine
pronunciation
How to pronounce autocrine in British English:
UK [ɔ:təʊkren]
How to pronounce autocrine in American English:
US [ɔtoʊkren]
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Whereas endocrine regulation of lipolysis has been extensively studied , autocrine and paracrine regulation is not well understood .
- 2. In recent years , it has been confirmed that intraovarian factors are also important in regulating follicular development in a paracrine or autocrine manner .
- 3. Conclusion : the hypoxic injury might be related to the activation of cardiac autocrine or paracrine growth factor after acute pressure overload .
- 4. Here we find that compressive stress shrinks the lateral intercellular space surrounding epithelial cells , and triggers cellular signalling via autocrine binding of epidermal growth factor family ligands to the epidermal growth factor receptor .