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17. CHEMICAL SIGNALLING, Screenshot 2025-09-22 at 11.22.55, Screenshot…
17. CHEMICAL SIGNALLING
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QUORUM SENSING
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ONCE A THRESHOLD OF AUTOINDUCERS ARE FORMED, THEY REENTER THE BACTERIA THROUGH INTRACELLULAR BINDING
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RECEPTOR TYPES
TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTORS
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THE TRANSMEMBRANE IS COUPLED WITH G PROTEINS, AMPLIFYING THE MESSAGE USING 2ND MESSENGERS
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ADRENALINE PATHWAY
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WHEN ADRENALINE BINDS, G PROTEIN IS UNCOUPLED AND ACTIVATES THE ENZYME ADENYLATE CATALASE
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FEEDBACK REGULATION
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
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FOR EXAMPLE, IN BLOOD SUGAR REGULATION, INSULIN LOWERS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS WHEN TOO HIGH AND GLUCAGON RAISES THEM WHEN TOO LOW
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
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FOR EXAMPLE, IN BLOOD CLOTTING, PLATELETS RELEASE CLOTTING FACTORS WHICH CAUSES MORE PLATELETS TO AGGREGATE
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