Which of the Following Statements Best Describes How Steroid Hormones

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes how steroid hormones access their receptors within target cells?

• A) Steroid hormone receptors undergo conformational changes that relocate them on the membrane surface.
• B) Both steroid hormones and their receptors are produced by the same cells.
• C) Steroid hormones are lipid soluble, so they can readily diffuse through the lipid bilayer of the cell and nuclear membranes.
• D) Steroid hormones first bind to a steroid activator and this complex is transported across the cell membrane by a steroid transport protein.

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