Ligands That Circulate Throughout the Body and Signal Developmental Differentiation

question 33

Multiple Choice

Ligands that circulate throughout the body and signal developmental differentiation are called

• A) juxtacrine factors.
• B) paracrine factors.
• C) endocrine factors.
• D) exocrine factors.
• E) autonomous factors.

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