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second messenger [′sek·ənd ′mes·ən·jər]

(cell and molecular biology)

Any small molecule or ion that occurs in the cytoplasm of a cell, is generated in response to a hormone binding to a cell-surface receptor, and activates various kinases that regulate the activities of other enzymes.

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