Maren [maren] as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of the name Maren is star of the sea. Maren is a variant form of Mary (Latin). Variations.
A(n) _____ is an example of a signal molecule that can bind to an intracellular receptor and thereby cause a gene to be turned on or off.
GABA molecules or GABA-like compounds bind to the. receptor and activate it, this channel temporarily opens and. allows the passage of negatively charged molecules (i.e., ions), such as chloride ions (Cl-), to pass from the cellâs. exterior to its interior. This ion flow decreases the cellâs. excitability.