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.
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is an intracellular hormone receptor that specifically binds 1,25(OH)2D3 and mediates its effects (summary by Baker et al., 1988, Liberman and Marx, 2001, and Koren, 2006).