Preferred Label : second messenger systems;
MeSH definition : Systems in which an intracellular signal is generated in response to an intercellular
primary messenger such as a hormone or neurotransmitter. They are intermediate signals
in cellular processes such as metabolism, secretion, contraction, phototransduction,
and cell growth. Examples of second messenger systems are the adenyl cyclase-cyclic
AMP system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and
the cyclic GMP system.;
MeSH synonym : second messengers, intracellular; second messenger system; system, second messenger; systems, second messenger; intracellular second messengers; intracellular second messenger; messengers, intracellular second; second messenger, intracellular;
MeSH hyponym : second messengers; Messenger, Second; Messengers, Second; Second Messenger;
MeSH annotation : a metab concept; IM; coord with substance acting as the second messenger (IM) with
/physiol or /antag as applicable; DF: SECOND MESSENGERS; a metab concept; IM; coord with substance acting as the second messenger (IM) with
/physiol or /antag as applicable;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second messenger system;
Origin ID : D015290;
UMLS CUI : C0036522;
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Systems in which an intracellular signal is generated in response to an intercellular
primary messenger such as a hormone or neurotransmitter. They are intermediate signals
in cellular processes such as metabolism, secretion, contraction, phototransduction,
and cell growth. Examples of second messenger systems are the adenyl cyclase-cyclic
AMP system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and
the cyclic GMP system.
