Paracrine secretion

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As paracrine secretion (from ancient Greek παρά para , German , next to ' ; κρίνειν krinein , German , separate' , give ') refers to the Sekretionsmodus of cells in which the votes hormones (eg. And hormone-like substances growth factors ) on Cells in the immediate vicinity act. In contrast to endocrine secretion , the hormones do not reach their target cells via the blood .

Paracrine secretion processes control functions and differentiation processes in many organs and tissues .

There are also cells that are both endocrine and paracrine, such as the Leydig cells of the testicle .

literature

  • Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer : Biochemistry. 6 edition, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2007. ISBN 978-3-8274-1800-5 .
  • Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet: Biochemistry. 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York 2004. ISBN 0-471-19350-X .
  • Bruce Alberts , Alexander Johnson, Peter Walter, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts: Molecular Biology of the Cell , 5th Edition, Taylor & Francis 2007, ISBN 978-0-8153-4106-2 .