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Cells have an ability to perceive and respond to their microenvironment. External stimuli activate internal signaling pathways that regulate the cell activity. Most signaling pathways function to transfer information from the cell surface to effector systems.
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- Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
- Cell Signaling Pathway
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Guanosine Diphosphate
- Important Secondary Messenger
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Widłak, W. (2013). Cell Signaling Pathways. In: Widłak, W. (eds) Molecular Biology. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8248. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45361-8_8
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