ectocrine

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Related to ectocrine: Exocrine glands, exocrine, endocrine system

ectocrine

(ˈɛktəʊˌkriːn; -krɪn)

(Biology) a substance that is released by an organism into the external environment and influences the development, behaviour, etc, of members of the same or different species

[C20: from ecto- + -crine, as in endocrine]

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For example, ectocrines on the surface of microalgae or in a boundary layer surrounding cells are thought to be essential in particle selection (Ward and Targett, 1989; Pales Espinosa et al., 2007).

Microalgal cell surface carbohydrates as recognition sites for particle sorting in suspension-feeding bivalves

Action de trois substances supposees ectocrines (riboflavine, acide glutamique, glycine) sur la cinetique du developpement de l'oeuf et la croissance de la larve de deux especes d'echinides: Arbacia lixula et Paracentrotus lividus.