extracellular signal

collocation in English

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extracellular
adjective
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/ˌek.strəˈsel.jə.lər/us
/ˌek.strəˈsel.jə.lɚ/
in the space ...
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signal
noun[C]
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/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or ...
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(Definition ofextracellularandsignalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theextracellularsignalfrom a single neuron is extremely small and thus next to impossible to record in the human brain.
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Thisextracellularsignalrecorded from a population of neurons is the field potential.
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These events occur in response to both intracellular and extracellular signals.
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This triggers a cascade of events through phosphorylation of intracellular proteins that ultimately transmit (transduce) theextracellularsignalto the nucleus, causing changes in gene expression.
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The process is regulated by extracellular signals emanating from cellular and acellular structures.
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Cell-surface receptors transduce extracellular signals such as neurotransmitters and neuropeptides into the interior of the cell.
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These enzymes are activated within different signal transduction pathways by specific extracellular signals (growth factors, neurotransmitters).
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They are activated by specific extracellular signals (growth factors, neurotransmitter) that belong to different signal transduction pathways.
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This functional limitation necessitates the cell to devise signal transduction mechanisms to transduce first into second messengers, so that theextracellularsignalmay be propagated intracellularly.
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Gap junction modulation by extracellular signaling molecules : the thymus model.
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The periplasm contains the peptidoglycan layer and many proteins responsible for substrate binding or hydrolysis and reception of extracellular signals.
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Cortactin acts as a link between extracellular signals and lamellipodial steering.
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Extracellular signals are transduced intracellularly via multiple pathways, resulting in alterations in the transcription and translation of specific proteins.
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Specifically, the process through which intermolecular reactions forward and amplify extracellular signals across the cell surface has developed to occur by two mechanisms.
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In response to extracellular signals, this kinase translocates to the cell nucleus, where it regulates gene expression by phosphorylating, and activating different transcription factors.
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Scaffolds organize signaling pathwayshelp regulate how various extracellular signals can be transduced by the same canonical pathway members into various cellular outputs.
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It is proposed to function in the transmission of extracellular signals to the cytoskeleton and in the maintenance of epithelial cell structure.
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This reaction uses calcium as a cofactor and plays an important role in the intracellular transduction of many extracellular signals in the retina.
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This reaction uses calcium as a cofactor and plays an important role in the intracellular transduction of many extracellular signals.
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