The merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine secretions differ in the

A. amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product.
B. number of cells that secrete.
C. amount of glycoprotein secreted with the glandular product.
D. locations of the glands that produce them.


Answer: A

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