first messenger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of first messenger
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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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
The hormone is called a first messenger and the cellular component is called a second messenger.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The hormone that initiated the signaling pathway is called a first messenger.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
In this case, the hormone is called a first messenger.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Franzl recommended her beloved fowls most pressingly to the tender mercies of her sister-in-law, and charged her to send them by the first messenger that should be going her way.
From Edelweiss A Story by Auerbach, Berthold
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