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Uncovering the Magical World of Signalling
This Catalyst article takes a look at the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2012 who revealed how cells communicate.
All functions of the human body require signals to be released, detected by a receptor in the right place and an appropriate response to be mounted. For example, hormones can be released into the blood stream but, if there is no receptor to detect the hormone level changing, there will be no response. Scientists have discovered many different signalling molecules, among them names may be familiar such as adrenaline, dopamine and serotonin.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2013, Volume 23, Issue 3.
Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.
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