Multiple Choice
If a portion of the pancreas is surgically removed from a rat and the rat subsequently loses its appetite, one explanation is that the removed portion contains cells that secrete a chemical signal that somehow stimulates appetite. Given this scenario, what type of chemical signalling is occurring?
A) autocrine
B) paracrine
C) endocrine
D) neuroendocrine
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