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.
Ligand-gated ion channel receptors were mentioned in Section 3.3 as ion channels coupled with ligand binding domains in the extracellular domain of the receptor. The structure is usually an oligomeric assembly of subunits surrounded by a central pore [14].