Chemical signals called cytokines are released into the extracellular fluid by bone stem cells in response to environmental stimuli. The cytokines induce these same bone stem cells to differentiate into osteoclasts, exemplifying how a(n) signal functions in the human body. Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a autocrine. b endocrine. juxtacrine. d paracrine.

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Chemical signals called cytokines are released into the extracellular fluid by
bone stem cells in response to environmental stimuli. The cytokines induce
these same bone stem cells to differentiate into osteoclasts, exemplifying
how a(n) signal functions in the human body.
Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to
select an answer.
a
autocrine.
b
endocrine.
juxtacrine.
d
paracrine.
Transcribed Image Text:Chemical signals called cytokines are released into the extracellular fluid by bone stem cells in response to environmental stimuli. The cytokines induce these same bone stem cells to differentiate into osteoclasts, exemplifying how a(n) signal functions in the human body. Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a autocrine. b endocrine. juxtacrine. d paracrine.
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