What is most likely to happen to an animal's target cells that lack receptors for local regulators?

A) They might compensate by receiving nutrients via a factor.
B) They could develop normally in response to neurotransmitters instead.
C) They could divide but never reach full size.
D) They might not be able to multiply in response to growth factors from nearby cells.
E) Hormones would not be able to interact with target cells.


Ans: D) They might not be able to multiply in response to growth factors from nearby cells.

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A. projection of neuron from spine to muscle cell. B. brain. C. nerve cord. D. spinal cord.

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