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Second Messenger Systems
Intracellular Second Messengers | Second Messengers | Intracellular Second Messenger | Messenger, Second | Messengers, Intracellular Second | Messengers, Second | Second Messenger | Second Messenger System | Second Messenger, Intracellular
Systems in which an intracellular signal is generated in response to an intercellular primary messenger such as a hormone or neurotransmitter. They are intermediate signals in cellular processes such as metabolism, secretion, contraction, phototransduction, and cell growth. Examples of second messenger systems are the adenyl cyclase-cyclic AMP system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and the cyclic GMP system. |
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