Ontological Term Details

Compound
CDB005200 (Calcium)
Term
Second messenger
Definition
A chemical substance that transmit signals from a receptor to a target within a living cell.
Parent Term
Molecular messenger
Parent Definition
a chemical substance that is involved in transmission of biochemical signals.
Synonyms
  • Secondary messenger
  • Other Compounds Mapped to 'Second messenger'
  • CDB000144 (Myoinositol)
  • CDB004821 (myo-Inositol 1-phosphate)
  • CDB004911 (Guanosine monophosphate)
  • CDB005200 (Calcium)
  • CDB005207 (Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate)
  • References