Steroid Hormones

question 27

Multiple Choice

Steroid hormones

• A) bind to receptors on the surface of the cell.
• B) function by way of a second messenger system.
• C) cannot diffuse through the plasma membrane.
• D) bind to intracellular receptors.
• E) function by activating cAMP.

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