Chemical messenger

A chemical messenger is any compound that serves to transmit a message.

A chemical messenger may refer to:

  • Hormone, Long range chemical messenger
  • Neurotransmitter, communicates to adjacent cells
  • Neuropeptide, a protein sequence which acts as a hormone or neurotransmitter
  • Pheromone, a chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species

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