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Endocrine vs Paracrine - What's the difference?

endocrine | paracrine |

As adjectives the difference between endocrine and paracrine

is that endocrine is producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream while paracrine is describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream.

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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    paracrine

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
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