Juxtaparacrine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Juxtaparacrine is an adjective meaning (of a hormone etc) That acts near the endocrine cell that released it.
Meaning
(of a hormone etc) That acts near the endocrine cell that released it.
Example Sentences
A previous work showed that motor neurons use Slit2 to promote their axon fasciculation by an autocrine or juxtaparacrine mechanism ( Jaworski and Tessier-Lavigne, 2012 ).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paracrine, juxtapituitary, paracrinal, justacrine, juxtacrine, intracrine.
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