Steroid Hormones

question 112

Multiple Choice

Steroid hormones

• A) bind to receptors in the nucleus of their target cells.
• B) are transported in the blood dissolved in the plasma.
• C) remain in circulation for relatively short periods of time.
• D) are proteins.
• E) cannot diffuse through cell membranes.

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