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.
Some membrane receptors, e.g., the acetyl-choline receptor, act as ion channels that open or close in response to hormone binding & induce changes via changes of the intracellular ion/charge balance. For many lipophilic hormones, e.g., steroids or thyronines, receptors are intracellular, usually intranuclear, proteins.