Suppose That Your Job Is to Determine If a Steroid

question 80

Multiple Choice

Suppose that your job is to determine if a steroid hormone is having an effect on its target tissue. What would be an indication of activation of the target tissue by the hormone in question?

• A) increased calcium level in the cytoplasm
• B) activation of G proteins
• C) increased cyclic AMP levels
• D) increased levels of mRNA

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