Definition of Juxtacrine

1. Adjective. In direct contact (of one cell with another) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Juxtacrine

1. A mode of hormone action that requires the cell producing the effector to be in direct contact with the cell containing the appropriate receptor. Origin: L. Juxta, close to, + G. Krino, to separate (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Juxtacrine

juvenilizing
juves
juvey
juvia
juvias
juvie
juwansa
juxta
juxta-
juxta-articular nodules
juxta-intestinal lymph nodes
juxta-oesophageal pulmonary lymph nodes
juxtacortical
juxtacortical chondroma
juxtacortical osteogenic sarcoma
juxtacrine (current term)
juxtacrine activation
juxtae
juxtaepiphysial
juxtaglomerular
juxtaglomerular apparatus
juxtaglomerular body
juxtaglomerular cells
juxtaglomerular complex
juxtaglomerular granules
juxtallocortex
juxtamedullary
juxtamedullary glomerulus
juxtamembrane
juxtaphrenic

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