Definition: Regulatory proteins and peptides that are signaling molecules involved in the process of PARACRINE COMMUNICATION. They are generally considered factors that are expressed by one cell and are responded to by receptors on another nearby cell. They are distinguished from HORMONES in that their actions are local rather than distal.
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with PARACRINE COMMUNICATION if pertinent; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS is also available
Other names Peptide Factors, Paracrine; Paracrine Protein Factors; Paracrine Peptide Factors; Growth Factors
intraovarian peptides [ Ovarian follicular fluid peptide,follicular fluid oocyte maturation inhibitor,follicular regulatory protein,human ovarian follicular fluid peptide hGF2,oocyte maturation inhibitor ] putative peptides and proteins secreted by the ovary containing the dominant follicle that suppress the response of other follicles to gonadotropins, follicular regulatory protein may be identical to
