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All textbooksCampbell 11th EditionCh. 45 - Hormones and the Endocrine SystemProblem 3

Chapter 45, Problem 3

Growth factors are local regulators that a. are produced by the anterior pituitary. b. are modified fatty acids that stimulate bone and cartilage growth. c. are found on the surface of cancer cells and stimulate abnormal cell division. d. bind to cell-surface receptors and stimulate growth and development of target cells.

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Hello everyone Can we have a question asking which of the following molecules bind to the membrane and receptors of a sale and promote its growth and development. So the key here is is promoting its growth and development. So a vitamins that is incorrect. Be minerals that is incorrect. See growth factors. That is correct, just as the name implies. D neuro peptides. That is incorrect. So our answer here is see growth factors. Thank you for watching. Bye!
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