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What do the terms chemical messenger, target tissue, and hormone receptor mean?
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A chemical messenger is any compound or molecule that is used by cells to transmit a message. This can be a hormone or a neurotransmitter. In mathematical terms, we can denote a chemical messenger as $M$. Show more…
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