signal transduction pathway
A set of chemical reactions in a cell that occurs when a molecule, such as a hormone, attaches to a receptor on the cell membrane. The pathway is actually a cascade of biochemical reactions inside the cell that eventually reach the target molecule or reaction. Thus, the pathway is a method by which molecules inside the cell can be altered by molecules on the outside.
Words nearby signal transduction pathway
signal box, signal corps, signal generator, signal node, signal red, signal transduction pathway, signal-to-noise ratio, signalize, signally, signalman, signalment
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