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Title: A patient you are working with is prescribed a medication that works on cell-surface markers. He is ...
Post by: ade_tpy99 on Feb 12, 2018
A patient you are working with is prescribed a medication that works on cell-surface markers. He is concerned that this medication may activate the wrong surface markers and make him very ill.
 
  a. What steps would you take to tell him how cell surface markers work?
  b. Why is an understanding of cell surface markers important for this patient to know?


Title: A patient you are working with is prescribed a medication that works on cell-surface markers. He is ...
Post by: isabellafj on Feb 12, 2018
- Signaling systems consist of receptors that reside either in the cell membrane (surface receptors) or within the cells (intracellular receptors).
- Receptors are activated by a variety of extracellular signals or first messengers (including neurotr