autocrine

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12916
Type of signaling in which a cell secretes a chemical messenger that binds to receptors on the same cell, leading to changes in the cell.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1130 [Terms] [Paper]