Title: autocrine
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - autocrine
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12916
Status: current

Definition
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 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'autocrine' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12916
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