Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305577206
Author: Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 32, Problem 3P
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The gaseous molecule that can act as a second messenger needs to be determined with its function.
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Second messengers are chemicals which are responsible for altering the behavior and activity of certain targets by binding to them. The different types of second messengers include phosphatidic acid, Ca2+, diacylglycerol, ceramide, nitric oxide and the cyclic
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