Special Edition Newsletter

September 18, 2012 Week 5 Outcomes

Administrative Notes

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Learning Objectives: Cell Communication

Environment to Cell Communication.
Generalized Signal Transduction Pathway.
Signal Receptors
- Ligand-Receptor Complexes.
- Types of Receptors.
- Importance of Receptor Location.
Importance of Protein Kinases.
Importance of Secondary Messengers.
Types of Secondary Messengers.
Cellular response to primary or secondary messengers.
Importance of Gap Junctions.
Importance of Plasmodesmata.