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Chapter 9, Problem 2U
Signal transduction pathways
a. are necessary for signals to cross the membrane.
b. include the intracellular events stimulated by an extracellular signal.
c. include the extracellular events stimulated by an intracellular signal.
d. are only found in cases where the signal can cross the membrane.
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