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| 9282386452 | signal transduction pathway | The process by which a signal on a cell's surface is converted into a specific cellular response. |  | 0 |
| 9282386453 | hormones | Circulating chemical signals that are formed in specialized cells, travel in body fluids, and act on specific target cells. |  | 1 |
| 9282386454 | ligand | A molecule that specifically binds to another molecule, often a larger one. |  | 2 |
| 9282386455 | protein kinase | The enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to protein. |  | 3 |
| 9282386456 | second messengers | Small, non-protein water soluble molecules or ions that send messages throughout the cells by diffusion. |  | 4 |
| 9282386457 | reception | The target cell's detection of a signal molecule coming from outside the cell. |  | 5 |
| 9282386458 | transduction | The binding of the signal molecule changes the receptor protein in some way. |  | 6 |
| 9282386459 | response | The transduced signal finally triggers a specific cellular response. |  | 7 |
| 9282386460 | G-protein-linked receptor | A plasma membrane receptor that works with the help of a G-protein. |  | 8 |
| 9282386461 | cyclic AMP | cAMP (a second messenger) activates another protein, usually protein kinase A, leading to cellular response. | 9 |
