noun
autocrine
Technical term in medicine and biology describing a mode of cell signaling where a cell secretes a substance that acts on itself.
自己分泌シグナルは、細胞が自ら放出した因子によって自身を調節する仕組みです。
Autocrine signaling is a mechanism by which a cell regulates itself through factors it releases itself.
Compound of 自己 (self) and 分泌 (secretion), directly corresponding to the English term 'autocrine' (auto- + -crine).