Multiple Choice
Autocrine signaling occurs when a cell produces
A) and releases a chemical messenger into the extracellular fluid that acts upon the cell that produced the messenger.
B) a signal that acts upon nearby cells.
C) chemical signals are released into the blood and carried throughout the body.
D) a signal that acts with the cell that produced the signal.
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