From greek krinein - to separate
German: parakrin
The term paracrine refers to a secretion mode of glandular cells, where their products are delivered to interstitium of their proximate environment.
Related secretion modes are
Endocrinology is the science and clinical speciality of endocrine, and in a broader sense paracrine secretion.
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