AmiGO 2: Term Details for "paracrine signaling" (GO:0038001)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0038001
Name: paracrine signaling
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: paracrine signalling
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The transfer of information from one cell to another, where the signal travels from the signal-producing cell to the receiving cell by passive diffusion or bulk flow in intercellular fluid. The signaling cell and the receiving cell are usually in the vicinity of each other. Source: GOC:mtg_signaling_feb11, ISBN:3527303782
Comment: This term should be used with caution, and only used when the signaling between cells has been clearly distinguished from endocrine signaling.
History: See term history for GO:0038001 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to paracrine signaling (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to paracrine signaling (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for paracrine signaling (excluding "regulates").

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0065007 biological regulation
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0050789 regulation of biological process
GO:0007154 cell communication
GO:0023052 signaling
GO:0007267 cell-cell signaling
GO:0038001 paracrine signaling

Parents of paracrine signaling (GO:0038001)

subject	relation	object
paracrine signaling	is_a	cell-cell signaling (GO:0007267)

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