A cell responds to a signal it sent.This is an example of
A)contact-dependent signaling.
B)paracrine signaling.
C)endocrine signaling.
D)direct intercellular signaling.
E)autocrine signaling.

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Autocrine signaling occurs when a cell responds to a signal that it has produced itself. In this case, the cell is both the sender and the receiver of the signal, leading to a self-stimulatory response.

A Cell Responds to a Signal It Sent