PHYSIOLOGY
ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Secreted in endocrine cells and remains in relation to plasma membrane; acts on immediately adjacent cell by direct cell-to-cell contact
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Juxtacrine
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Endocrine
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Paracrine
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Exocrine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In juxtacrine interactions, proteins from the inducing cell interact with receptor proteins of adjacent responding cells. The inducer does not diffuse from the cell producing it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones are chemical messengers secreted into blood or extracellular fluid by one cell that affect the functioning of other cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer: A paracrine signal is a chemical that acts on cells in the immediate vicinity of the cell that secreted the signal. Paracrine signaling is based on the action of specific hormones that are present in close vicinity.
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