TERM 1
paracrine
DEFINITION 1
Paracrine signaling is a form of cell signaling in which the
target cell is near ("para" = near) the signal-releasing cell.
TERM 2
autocrine
DEFINITION 2
Autocrine signaling is a form of signaling in which a cell
secretes a hormone or chemical messenger (called the
autocrine agent) that binds to autocrine receptors on the
same cell, leading to changes in the cells.
TERM 3
hormonal signaling
DEFINITION 3
signals secreted into blood and transmitted throughout body
TERM 4
Local regulators
DEFINITION 4
>growth factors stimulate neighboring cells to continue to
grow >nerve cells release neurotransmitters
TERM 5
reception
DEFINITION 5
Signaling molecule(s) outside cell interact with receptor
proteins in the cell membrane
