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What happens once intercellular signals reach the inside of a cell using some type of receptor?

A. The signal stops.
B. The signal produces a protein.
C. The signal is transferred to the cytoplasm.
D. Intracellular communication takes over.

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It is not B. So I am guessing it is C.

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Cells have proteins called receptors that bind to signalingmolecules and initiate a physiological response. ... Dopaminereceptors bind dopamine, insulin receptors bind insulin, nerve growth factor receptors bind nerve growth factor, and so on.

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