Autocrine hypothesis
autocrine hypothesis
autocrine hypothesis n.
The hypothesis that tumor cells containing viral oncogenes may have encoded a growth factor normally produced by other cell types and thereby produce the factor autonomously, leading to uncontrolled proliferation.
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