Physiology Interactions Between Cells and the Extracellular Environment Cell Signaling

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Paracrine signaling

Local communication between nearby cells

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Synaptic signaling

Neurotransmitters cross a synapse to reach target cells

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Endocrine signaling

Hormones travel through bloodstream to distant targets

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Gap junctions

Direct passage of ions & molecules between adjacent cells via channels

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Autocrine signaling

Cell releases a signal that acts on itself