Cell signalling
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# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- define and use each of the terms printed in bold in the text
- understand the basic principles of signal transduction mechanisms, in particular the concepts of response specificity, signal amplitude and duration, signal integration and intracellular location
- give examples of different types of extracellular signals and receptors, and explain their functional significance
- describe the mechanisms by which different receptors may be activated by their respective ligands
- describe and give examples of the structure and properties of the major components of signal transduction pathways.
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