Human Biology Custom Edition
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337631532
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 1SQ
__________ are molecules released from a signaling cell that have effects on target cells.
- a. Hormones
- b. Neurotransmitters
- c. Local signaling molecules
- d. Pheromones
- e. a and b
- f. all of the above
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