| autacoid | A substance, formed metabolically by one set of cells, which alters the function of other cells. (This term is sometimes used in place of the term hormone.) [aut-+ G. Akos, relief, resource (05 Mar 2000) |
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| autacoid substance | A substance formed metabolically by one set of cells, which alters the function of other cells. (This term is sometimes used in place of the term hormone.) (05 Mar 2000) |
| autacoids | <endocrinology> Local hormones such as histamine, serotonin, angiotensin, eicosanoids. (18 Nov 1997) |