Maren [maren] as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of the name Maren is star of the sea. Maren is a variant form of Mary (Latin). Variations.
A(n) _____ is an example of a signal molecule that can bind to an intracellular receptor and thereby cause a gene to be turned on or off.
Two important terms are used to refer to molecules that bind to the hormone-binding sites of receptors: 1  Agonists are molecules that bind the receptor and induce all the post-receptor events that lead to a biologic effect. 2  In other words, they act like the normal hormone, although perhaps more or less potently.