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The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

The Communications Provided by
Hormones
In many ways, the com mu ni ca tions sys tem among
cells resem bles the sys tem used by human beings. For
exam ple, the recep tors on cell mem branes let them per -
ceive the mes sa ges reach ing them. Immediately beneath
these recep tors are struc tures like switch boards that
decode the mes sage reach ing the cell. These recep tors are
locat ed in a cell mem brane just 1/100,000 of a mil li me ter
thick, which entire ly sur rounds the cell. Each recep tor,
known as tyro sine kin ase, con sists of three main sec tions:
the anten na, the body and the tail. The shape of that part
of the anten nae pro jec ting out side the cell mem brane
resem bles the dish es used to receive sat el lite broad casts.
In the same way that every dish is aimed to receive
broad casts from a spe cif ic sat el lite, so the mes sa ges car -

Structure of the thyroxin
kinase receptor In the diagram, some antenna-like
components remaining outside the cell
are carrying out very similar functions.
Antenna Messages carried by different hor-
(thyroxin
kinase) mones are interpreted by different
antenna, in the same way that radio
Cell membrane antennae collect different wave emis-
sions. The systems within your body
are interconnected, acting towards a
common purpose. It is of course
Body impossible for coincidence to explain
the compatibility between the hor-
mones and the receptors that will inter-
pret them, and for the actions of the
Tail
cell then to be determined accordingly.
This is another proof of the existence
of our Lord, Who rules and has knowl-
edge of all.

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