<prompt> A hormone acts to stimulate its neighbouring cell to divide. This hormone would best be described as belonging to which category of hormones?Paracrine.Autocrine.Endocrine.None of the above  <response>: The terminology used is a classical description of the relationship between the hormone source and target tissue.Paracrine refers to the target tissue as a cell in close proximity to the secreting tissue.Autocrine stimulation refers to cell that releases a factor hormone which stimulates the cell from which it was released.Endocrine factors are hormones that have an effect at a distal site in the body. 