Describe briefly Autocrine Signaling

Send signals to other cells of the same type, as well as to themselves.In such autocrine signaling, a cell secretes signal molecules that can bind back to its own receptors. During development, for example, once a cell has been directed along a particular pathway of differentiation, it may begin to secrete autocrine signals to itself that reinforce this developmental decision. Autocrine signaling is most effective when performed simultaneously by neighboring cells of the same type, and it is likely to be used to encourage groups of identical cells to make the same developmental decisions.