viestimolekyylinä
Viestimolekyylinä is a Finnish term that translates to "signaling molecule" in English. Signaling molecules are crucial components of cell communication within living organisms. They are a diverse group of chemical substances that transmit information from one cell to another, or within a cell itself, triggering specific responses. This process is fundamental to a vast array of biological functions, including growth, metabolism, immune responses, and nerve transmission.
The general mechanism involves a signaling molecule being released by a signaling cell. This molecule then
Signaling molecules can be categorized in various ways, including by their chemical structure (e.g., peptides, steroids,