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In [[biology]], '''autocrine communication''' is a "mode of [[cellular communication|communication]] wherein a bound [[hormone]] affects the function of the cell type that produced the hormone."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> In the medical context, it is part of [[endocrinology]]. | In [[biology]], '''autocrine communication''' is a "mode of [[cellular communication|communication]] wherein a bound [[hormone]] affects the function of the cell type that produced the hormone."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> In the medical context, it is part of [[endocrinology]]. | ||
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In biology, autocrine communication is a "mode of communication wherein a bound hormone affects the function of the cell type that produced the hormone."[1] In the medical context, it is part of endocrinology.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Autocrine communication (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.