paracrine hormone
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Introduction
A hormonal agent (peptide) secreted by a specialized cell with effects restricted to the local environment in which the agent is produced & secreted. (Distinguish from endocrine hormone)
More general terms
More specific terms
- dermokine (epidermis-specific secreted protein SK30/SK89, DMKN)
- platelet-activating factor (PAF)
- somatostatin; growth hormone release-inhibiting factor; contains: somatostatin-28, somatostatin-14 (SST)
References
- ↑ The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996 pg 579