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Cells can signal to each other in various ways. A signal that must be relayed to the entire body is most efficiently sent by ___________ cells, which produce hormones that are carried throughout the body through the bloodstream. On the other hand, ___________ methods of cell signaling do not require the release of a secreted molecule and are used for very localized signaling events. During ____________ signaling, the signal remains in the neighborhood of the secreting cell and thus acts as a local mediator on nearby cells. Finally, ____________ signaling involves the conversion of electrical impulses into a chemical signal. Cells receive signals through a _______________, which can be an integral membrane protein or can reside inside the cell.
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amplification
G
protein
phosphorylation
contact-dependent
K+
channel
receptor
endocrine
neuronal
target
epithelial
paracrine