Molecules That Are Produced Inside a Cell in Response to a Hormone

question 15

Multiple Choice

Molecules that are produced inside a cell in response to a hormone binding to its receptor are called _________.

• A)internal messengers
• B)second messengers
• C)secondary messengers
• D)intracellular messengers
• E)transduction messengers

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Definitions:

Equilibrium

A state of balance in a market system where supply equals demand, and there is no tendency for change.

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenues and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, reflecting the excess return over the firm's opportunity costs.

Demand Curve

A graph showing how the quantity demanded of a good or service varies with its price.

Elastic

A characteristic of a good or service where its demand or supply changes significantly when its price changes.