SECOND MESSENGER
\sˈɛkənd mˈɛsɪnd͡ʒə], \sˈɛkənd mˈɛsɪndʒə], \s_ˈɛ_k_ə_n_d m_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_n_dʒ_ə]\
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Systems in which an intracellular signal is generated in response to an intercellular primary messenger such as a hormone or neurotransmitter. They are intermediate signals in cellular processes such as metabolism, secretion, contraction, phototransduction, and cell growth. Examples of second messenger systems are the adenyl cyclase-cyclic AMP system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and the cyclic GMP system.
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