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Cell signaling

Cell signaling (cell signalling in British English) is the biological process by which a cell interacts with itself, with other cells, and with the environment. Cell signaling is a fundamental property of all forms of life. Typically, the signaling process involves three components: the first messenger (the ligand), the receptor, and the signal itself.

Signal transduction pathways, Receptors & Extracellular signal

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Extracellular signal

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Mechanisms of Receptor Down-Regulation

Signal transduction pathways

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Cell signaling

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Triples76
Avg. degree1.99
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Cell signaling

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related to External links · 12
Cell signaling → Cell, ChIP-Seq, Communication, Intercellular, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library, NCI-Nature Pathway Interaction Database, Peptides, Proteins, Signaling, Signaling Pathways Project
see also · 5
Cell signaling → Bacterial, Biology Open LanguageNanoscale, Scaffold, Signaling Technology, STAT
is a · 1
Cell signaling → fundamental property of all forms of life

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steroid hormonesinstance ofliposoluble chemicals0.80text
can diffuse passively across the plasma membraneinstance ofliposoluble chemicals0.80text
interact with intracellular receptors.Cell signaling can be classified as autocrineinstance ofliposoluble chemicals0.80text
intracrineinstance ofliposoluble chemicals0.80text
juxtacrineinstance ofliposoluble chemicals0.80text
paracrineinstance ofliposoluble chemicals0.80text
or endocrineinstance ofliposoluble chemicals0.80text

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