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A fundamental property of cells is that they have membranes that separate their insides from the external environment. What makes a cell what it is and does relies significantly on the receptors it has in its membrane and how they respond to external substances and energy inputs.

Cellular responses to substances that bind membrane receptors include biochemical cascades inside the cell, and, in neurons particularly, electrical activity. A significant percentage of all animal genes code for proteins that compose hundreds of different types of membrane receptors.