When a cell releases a signal molecule into the environment and a number of cells in the immediate vicinity respond, this type of signaling is:

When a cell releases a signal molecule into the environment and a number of cells in the immediate vicinity respond, this type of signaling is:

When a cell releases a signal molecule into the environment and a number of cells in the immediate vicinity respond, this type of signaling is:


a. typical of hormones
b. autocrine signaling
c. paracrine signaling
d. endocrine signaling
e, synaptic signaling

Answer: C