In One Kind of Second-Messenger System

question 217

Multiple Choice

In one kind of second-messenger system,

• A)a small amount of one hormone (second messenger) is required to release another
• B)a tropic hormone (first messenger) stimulates secretion of another hormone (the second messenger)
• C)the hormone binds to a specific surface receptor, whereupon the hormone-receptor complex moves into the cell to combine with an intracellular receptor
• D)releasing hormones (first messenger) from the hypothalamus regulate anterior pituitary hormones (second messengers)
• E)a hormone (first messenger) binds to surface receptors that activate adenylate cyclase, which then catalyzes cAMP formation

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