A Given Signaling Molecule Can Bind to Several Different Kinds

question 10

True/False

A given signaling molecule can bind to several different kinds of cell surface receptors.

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Definitions:

Microglia

Small neuroglial cells that become phagocytic and mobile in response to inflammation; considered to be macrophages within the central nervous system.

Proliferate

To increase rapidly in numbers; commonly used in biological contexts to describe cell multiplication.

Myelination

The process of wrapping axons with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.