Steroid Hormones Do Not Interact with Plasma Membrane Receptors on Target

question 37

Multiple Choice

Steroid hormones do not interact with plasma membrane receptors on target cells because they ____.

• A)are small enough to pass directly through pores in the plasma membrane
• B)are lipid soluble and pass through the lipid bilayer
• C)pass through special channels in the plasma membrane
• D)are water soluble
• E)dissolve in the cholesterol of the plasma membranes

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