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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesautocitoquina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /awtositoˈkina/
"La autocitoquina actúa mediante un mecanismo autocrino."
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A cytokine that exerts autocrine effects by binding to receptors on the surface of the exact same cell type that secreted it, thereby regulating its own cellular activity.
"The tumor cells demonstrated continuous proliferation driven by the release of an autocytokine growth factor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'autos' meaning 'self', coupled with 'cytokine', which is a blend of the Greek 'kytos' (cell) and 'kinesis' (movement). Coined in late 20th-century biomedical literature to describe signaling proteins that act upon the same cells that secrete them.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autocytokine" is said worldwide
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autocytokine
Transliteration: /otositokin/
"L'autocytokine stimule la croissance de la cellule productrice."
Autozytokin
Transliteration: /aʊtoʦytoˈkiːn/
"Das Autozytokin wirkt direkt auf die sezernierende Zelle."
autocitochina
Transliteration: /awtotʃitoˈkina/
"L'autocitochina regola la risposta immunitaria della stessa cellula."
autocitoquina
Transliteration: /awtositoˈkina/
"La autocitoquina actúa mediante un mecanismo autocrino."
autocitoquina
Transliteration: /awtositokiˈnɐ/
"A autocitoquina modula a atividade da célula que a secretou."
ऑटोक्युटोकैइन
Transliteration: otokyutokain
"ऑटोक्युटोकैइन स्रावित करने वाली कोशिका पर प्रभाव डालती है।"
自分泌细胞因子
Transliteration: zìfùcì xìbāo yīnzǐ
"自分泌细胞因子直接作用于产生它的细胞。"
오토사이토카인
Transliteration: otosaitokain
"오토사이토카인은 분비한 세포에 다시 작용합니다."
オートサイトカイン
Transliteration: ōtosaitokain
"オートサイトカインは自己分泌作用を示します。"
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