Biology A-Level
Cell signalling and receptors
What Cell signalling and receptors means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Cell signalling and receptors
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Membrane proteins act as receptors for cell signalling, and the cell-surface membrane carries receptor molecules for cell signalling.
Topics that use Cell signalling and receptors
- Biological membranes (OCR A-Level)
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