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first messenger

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noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a hormone that triggers a biochemical reaction at a site removed from its release.


Etymology

Origin of first messenger

First recorded in 1975–80


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The hormone that initiated the signaling pathway is called a first messenger.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The hormone is called a first messenger and the cellular component is called a second messenger.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The hormone that initiates the signaling pathway is called a first messenger, which activates a second messenger in the cytoplasm, as illustrated in Figure 28.6.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In this case, the hormone is called a first messenger.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

His first messenger was stopped and his letter torn up; but in the afternoon he was himself set free on a promise to send a guard to protect the Taepings in Nar Wang's house.

From The Red Book of Heroes by Arthur Wallis Mills

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