Signal Transduction: An Introduction

Signal Transduction is the mechanism of information transfer between c ells. Until recently, various aspects of signaling by hormones were st udied/taught under the subject of endocrinology, and signaling by neur otransmitters was the subject of neurochemistry. With the growing awar eness of the many similarities between hormonal and neurotransmitter s ignalling, recent years have witnessed the emergence of signal transdu ction as an independent discipline covering all aspects of informatio...