Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Haiku: Secondary Messenger

[mafief]

Title: Secondary Messenger
Author mafief
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Rating: G
Length: Four haikus
Content notes: Maybe slash (if you want it to be). Major character death (if you want it to be). Warning: liberal use of scientific terminology.
Summary: Secondary messenger: n. A substance whose release within a cell is promoted by a hormone and that brings about a response by the cell. Examples of secondary messengers are calcium, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), and inositol triphosphate (IP₃)



Adrenaline binds
cAMP starts cascades
The game is afoot

Acetylcholine
Mobilizes calcium spikes
Processing puzzles

Dopamine signals
IP₃ binds to targets
Caresses affirm

Misregulation
Uncontrolled cell division
Stills the Doctor’s hands

Comments

[ride_4ever]

Heh, did not want to leave you wondering what I meant. "Brill" is slang for "brilliant". That is a good thing.

[mafief]

Oh good. :) Thanks for clarifying.