Based on Your Knowledge of Signal Amplification, Which Type of Chemical

question 84

Multiple Choice

Based on your knowledge of signal amplification, which type of chemical messenger can have relatively small concentrations within the bloodstream and still get a large response?

• A) steroid
• B) paracrine
• C) lipophilic
• D) autocrine
• E) lipophobic

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