title: Extracellular signals, transcriptional responses and cellular specificity.
abstract: The expression of a relatively small set of common primary response genes is frequently induced, in a variety of cellular responses, by growth factors, protein hormones and neurotransmitters. The characterization of these genes and their products may provide clues to the mechanisms by which ligand- and cell-specific responses may be generated.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Herschman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*