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• Signal transduction [r]: The intercellular or intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway (U.S. National Library of Medicine). [e]
• Second messenger system [r]: Systems in which an intracellular signal is generated in response to an intercellular primary messenger such as a hormone or neurotransmitter (U.S. National Library of Medicine). [e]

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• Cyclic GMP [r]: A guanine nucleotide that is a cellular regulatory agent and has been described as a second messenger. Its levels increase in response to a variety of hormones, including acetylcholine, insulin, and oxytocin and it has been found to activate specific protein kinases (U.S. National Library of Medicine]]). [e]