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Some molecules are of biological importance not as components of biological structures, but rather as signal transmitters. This signalling function can tentatively be distributed into four main categories by respect to its range: information can be transferred between different points in a cell, between different cells, between different individuals or between individuals and their environment.
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Macleod, P. (1989). Molecules as Signal Transmitters in Biological Systems. In: Maruani, J. (eds) Molecules in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Topics in Molecular Organization and Engineering, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1173-4_12
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