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CYCLIC GUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A cyclic nucleotide that, like cyclic AMP, serves as an intracellular "second messenger", mediating the action of hormones; cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP have opposing function in many cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Composé analogue à l'AMP cyclique, l'adénine étant remplacée ici par la guanine; il intervient dans l'activation des protéines.

Spanish

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