EBK SEELEY'S ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
EBK SEELEY'S ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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Author: VanPutte
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 18.10, Problem 66AYP
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The paracrine functions of prostaglandins along with the ways by which anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce pain and inflammation.

Introduction:

Autocrine chemical messengers are released from cells that influence the same cell from which they are released. On the contrary, the paracrine chemical messengers are released from one cell type and influence the activity of another cell type.

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