Some cells communicate by cell-to-cell contact. This type of signaling

A. is called juxtacrine signaling and requires that the cytoplasm of one cell makes contact with the cytoplasm of another cell.
B. is called autocrine signaling and requires that the cytoplasm of one cell makes contact.
C. is called intracrine signaling and requires that the cytoplasm of one cell makes contact with the cytoplasm of another cell.
D. None of these answers is correct


Answer: A

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