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This document discusses intercellular communication through chemical messengers. It explains that cells receive signals from external stimuli like chemicals, ions, hormones, and growth factors. These signals bind to receptors and trigger intracellular changes. There are four main types of intercellular communication: neural, endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine. Receptors activate intracellular responses through ion channels, G proteins, enzymes, or transcription factors. Second messengers like calcium, cAMP
- Author
- O'Brien Alfred
- Language
- EN