Chemical Messengers That Diffuse from Their Site of Release to Affect

question 122

Multiple Choice

Chemical messengers that diffuse from their site of release to affect neurons at some distance away are known as

• A) neurotransmitters.
• B) neuromodulators.
• C) neurohormones.
• D) neuroenzymes.

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