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#Question id: 11548


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 signaling is occurring?

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology
  1. autocrine
  2. paracrine
  3. endocrine
  4. neuroendocrine