unit 4 vocab Flashcards
1
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Paracine (Local) signaling
A
Two cells communicate in a short distance, local receptors diffuse over to the other cell and binds to their receptor
2
Q
Endocrine (Long distance) signaling
A
Hormones carry messages through the bloodstream and diffuse it around the body
3
Q
Signal transduction
A
Molecule binds to a receptor of a cell, receptor is activated by phosphylorated and the cycle continues until a signal is received
4
Q
Second messagener
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5
Q
cAMP
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6
Q
Protein kinase A
A
Protein that phosphylorates other proteins
7
Q
Homeostasis
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8
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Apoptosis
A
Cellular death
