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Medical Definition of Paracrine communication
1. Cellular signaling in which a factor secreted by a cell affects other cells in the local environment. This term is often used to denote the action of hormones on surrounding cells. (12 Dec 1998)
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1. Cellular signaling in which a factor secreted by a cell affects other cells in the local environment. This term is often used to denote the action of hormones on surrounding cells. (12 Dec 1998)