ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
THYROID
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Secreted in endocrine cells and remains in relation to plasma membrane; acts on immediately adjacent cell by direct cell-to-cell contact
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Juxtacrine
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Endocrine
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Paracrine
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Exocrine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A compound secreted by a cell that acts on an adjacent cell; neurotransmitters are juxtacrine agents. See also autocrine; endocrine glands; hormone; paracrine. From: juxtacrine in A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ยป
Detailed explanation-2: -In juxtacrine interactions, proteins from the inducing cell interact with receptor proteins of adjacent responding cells. The inducer does not diffuse from the cell producing it.
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