Why are autacoids called local hormones?

“Autacoids are locally produced modulating factors, influencing locally the function of cells and/or tissues, which are produced on demand and which subsequently are metabolized in the same cells and/or tissues.”27 There are many classes of lipid autacoids, among which the groups of the NAEs, Lxs, Pts, Rvs, and Mss ..


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