The mechanism of action of many common medications involves interfering with the normal pathways that cells use to respond to hormone signals. Which of the following best describes a drug interaction that directly interferes with a signal transduction pathway?

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Quintin Blevins

23 May, 20:03

The mechanism of action of many common medications involves interfering with the normal pathways that cells use to respond to hormone signals. Which of the following best describes a drug interaction that directly interferes with a signal transduction pathway?

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Pablo Espinoza · Answer 1

A medication enters the target cell and inhibits an enzyme that normally synthesizes a second messenger.

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A drug interaction that directly interferes with a signal transduction pathway is when a medication enters the target cell and inhibits an enzyme that normally synthesizes a second messenger.