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Endocrine vs Autocrine - What's the difference?

endocrine | autocrine |

As adjectives the difference between endocrine and autocrine

is that endocrine is producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream while autocrine is (of a hormone, neuropeptide... or about its effect or action) That acts on the cell that produced it.

As a noun endocrine

is the secretion of an endocrine gland.

endocrine

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
  • Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.

    • Derived terms

    * endocrinal * endocrinology * endocrine gland * endocrine system

    See also

    * exocrine

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The secretion of an endocrine gland.
  • An endocrine gland.
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    autocrine

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) (of a hormone, neuropeptide...'' or ''about its effect or action ) That acts on the cell that produced it.
    • Vasopressin could be an autocrine hormone in the olfactory epithelium.
    Many scientific papers suggest an autocrine action of acetylcholin in the lung.

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