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Part A Which of the following is an example of an autocrine communication? smoot

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Question

Part A Which of the following is an example of an autocrine communication? smooth muscle cells secreting prostaglandins that cause contraction of the smooth muscle cells the direct transmission of an action potential from one cardiac muscle fiber to another cardiac muscle fiber the secretion of a thyrotropin (TSH) from the anterior pituitary gland into the blood where it travels to the cells of the thyroid gland the secretion of inhibitory neurotransmitters from a photoreceptor cell to nearby bipolar cells in the retina Submit Request Answer Provide Feedback Next>

Explanation / Answer

Option a is correct because in the autocrine communication a bound hormone affect the function of the cell type that produced the hormone.