Page 11 - The Miracle of Hormones

A Four Week Period of Life 120
Preparations to Meet the Egg Cell 123
The Male Reproductive System 127
Two Different Sexes From the Same Raw Material 131

COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE CELL 134
The Communications Center in a Cell
and Its Stations 135
The Journey of a Message-Carrying Hormone
Inside the Cell 141
Modular Communication Stations 144
The Control Mechanism in the Communication
Within Cells 147
Special Messengers in the Cells 151
The Scientific World and Cellular Communication 155

THE ZIP CODE SYSTEM WITHIN CELLS 158
How is Protein Traffic Within Cells Organized? 163 CONTENTS CONTENTS
The SRP Structure: The Guide in the Cell 167
Communication and Transportation in the Nucleus 169
Unique Systems Whose Secrets Have Not
Yet Been Discovered 170

COMMUNICATION IN NERVE CELLS 172
Design in the Synapses 176
Chemical Communication in Neurons 177
The Planning and Timing in the
Messenger Molecules 181
The Electrical Communication Between Neurons 183
An Evident Fact 185

A WONDERFUL MESSENGER: NITRIC OXIDE 188
Design in Our Blood Vessels 192
The Short Story of the Messenger NO 195
The Production Facility For Nitric Oxide:
The Endothelium Cell 199
The Messenger in Sperm 200
Face to Face With Bacteria and Viruses 202

CONCLUSION 206

THE DECEPTION OF EVOLUTION 210