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Cell Communication

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Definition: Any of several ways in which living cells of an organism communicate with one another, whether by direct contact between cells or by means of chemical signals carried by neurotransmitter substances, hormones, and cyclic AMP.  not for micro-organisms   
See Also Intercellular Junctions; Second Messenger Systems; Signal Transduction
Examples Autocrine Communication; Bystander Effect; Embryonic Induction; Paracrine Communication; Quorum Sensing 		Other names Cell-to-Cell Interaction; Cell Interaction; Interactions, Cell-to-Cell; Interactions, Cell; Interaction, Cell-to-Cell; Interaction, Cell; Communications, Cell; Communication, Cell; Cell-to-Cell Interactions; Cell to Cell Interaction; Cell Interactions; Cell Communications
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
cell cohesion molecule, Dictyostelium  0   *Protozoan Proteins *Cell Adhesion Molecules Antigens, Surface Cell Communication. J Cell Biol 1987;104(5):1375

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