Juxtracrine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Juxtracrine is an adjective meaning (biology) Relating to any form of signalling in multicellular organisms that requires close contact.
Meaning
(biology) Relating to any form of signalling in multicellular organisms that requires close contact.
Example Sentences
ICCs can form gap junctions with smooth muscle, and juxtracrine chemical synapses have been shown to form between ICCs and immune cells in rat bladder and other organs.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cytobiological, syncytical, interactomic, multitissue, biontic, paracytic.
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