The Extracellular Matrix Is Thought to Participate in the Regulation

question 70

Multiple Choice

The extracellular matrix is thought to participate in the regulation of animal cell behavior by communicating information from the outside to the inside of the cell via which of the following?

• A) gap junctions
• B) the nucleus
• C) DNA and RNA
• D) integrins
• E) plasmodesmata

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