Paracrine signaling produces molecules of a local regulator. Synaptic signaling produces neurotransmitters. Paracrine signaling affects all cells in the vicinity of the transmitting cell. Synaptic signaling affect a single target cell.
Sterling Jewelers, Inc. is an American specialty jewelry company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The company was founded in 1910 by Henry Shaw (the father of Jerry Shaw, the chairman emeritus of Sterling today), from LeRoy's Jewelers in Lorain, Ohio.
Sterling Capital Management LLC is a registered investment adviser founded in 1970. An investment firm, Sterling is an independently operated subsidiary of BB&T Corporation, one of the nation's largest financial services holding companies. Sterling is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with offices in Raleigh, NC, Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, CA, Richmond, VA, and Virginia Beach, VA.